MARC reports 'major disruptions' on Brunswick Line
MARC is reporting "major disruptions," but few Baltimore-area riders should be affected because almost all the problems the MTA is reporting are on the Brunswick Line. The worst problem being reported on Baltimore-bound trains is a one-car deficit on one of the trains going to Perryville on the Penn Line. The Brunswick Line problems are being attributed largely to unspecified "police activity."
Here's the latest:
MARC Commuters: Due to the Washington Union Station delays, the Washington Metro will be honoring MARC tickets to all MARC lines.
* PENN LINE COMMUTERS:
o MARC 534 (520pm WAS Dp) to Perryville will be operating one car short this evening.
* BRUNSWK COMMUTERS:
o ATTENTION:[UPDATE3] MARC 891 has been cancelled due to Police Activity in Washington. MARC 875 will be carrying MARC 891 passengers and will be operating approximately 25 minutes late.
o ATTENTION:[UPDATE2] MARC 873 is operating 30-40 minutes late approaching Silver Spring Station. Expect significant overcrowding conditions.
o ATTENTION:[UPDATE1] MARC 873 just departed Washington/Union Station and operating approximately 30-40 minutes late. update to follow.
o ATTENTION: MARC 873 (335p WAS Dp) and 891 (350p WAS Dp) are holding in Union Station due to police activity. Updates to follow.
Comments
Full details, it was someone threatening to jump from the parking garage atop Union Station. A MARC employee told me that five tracks were blocked and four trainsets, including the nine car train that runs the 5:20 train were unusable until well after 5:00. Everything tonight was handled well and there was good communication in the station.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dr-gridlock/2010/07/serious_delays_around_union_st.html
Posted by: Camden rider | July 23, 2010 12:08 AM
a MARC riding friend texted me last night to say she was "told that there was a suiciadal person at Union Station".
Posted by: bryanintowson | July 23, 2010 10:32 AM
Why is MARC 534, which normally consists of 9 double-decker cars (and is almost always packed to the gills), consistently running 1-car short?
I'm tempted to think they are doing this because the engine can't handle the normal load in the 90+ heat, but either way, isn't a further explanation warranted?
I hear people at the station questioning this all the time.
Posted by: Bill | July 23, 2010 1:59 PM