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Service Diversions 06-24-13

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on June 24th, 2013 at 5:09 am

I have just updated the Service Diversions by removing the weekend work that wrapped up a short time ago & moving up the latest planned work for this week, next weekend & beyond in some cases.

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Service Diversions 06-21-13

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on June 21st, 2013 at 6:58 am

I have just updated the Service Diversions up for this weekend.

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LIRR To Cancel 21 Trains For PM Rush

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on June 18th, 2013 at 4:51 pm

Due to the LIRR derailment yesterday, the agency has announced it will cancel 21 trains as part of the PM rush. Here are the complete details via press release:

Following the Monday evening derailment of a Long Island Rail Road train in Amtrak’s East River tunnels, the LIRR is canceling 21 trains that normally originate at Penn Station between 3:27 and 7:01 PM. The LIRR normally operates 130 rush hour trains, and will operate normal service out of Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn, and Hunterspoint Avenue, Queens. One train that normally originates in Penn Station will originate instead at Atlantic Terminal.

LIRR personnel re-railed and removed the derailed train early this morning. Amtrak crews will continue working throughout the overnight hours to repair 500 feet of track tracks and switches damaged by the derailment. If they are able to complete the repairs and return the tunnel to service, LIRR expects to be able to provide a near-normal rush hour tomorrow morning. If the tunnel remains out of service, LIRR expects to implement a plan similar to Tuesday’s morning rush hour, in which 34 trains were cancelled or diverted.

Details on which trains will be canceled, and which trains can accommodate customers, in some cases by making additional stops, are here:

Babylon Branch:

• The 4:04 PM train due Babylon at 5:05 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 4:12 PM train due Massapequa Park at 5:10 PM with stops at Woodside, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, Rockville Centre, and then all local stops to Babylon.

• The 4:34 PM train due Babylon at 5:39 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 4:37 PM train due Babylon at 5:52 PM with stops at Jamaica, St. Albans, Lynbrook, Rockville Centre, and then all local stops to Babylon.

• The 4:52 PM train due Babylon at 5:55 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:03 PM train due Wantagh at 5:53 PM with a stop at Rockville Centre and then all local stops to Babylon.

• The 5:19 PM train due Wantagh at 6:06 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:24 PM train due Freeport at 6:10 PM with stops at Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, Rockville Centre, and then all local stops to Wantagh.

• The 5:40 PM train due Seaford at 6:30 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:47 PM train due Freeport at 6:31 PM with a stop at Rockville Centre, and then all local stops to Seaford.

• The 6:05 PM train due Wantagh at 6:51 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 6:10 PM train due Freeport at 6:54 PM with a stop at Rockville Centre, and then all local stops to Wantagh.

• The 6:33 PM train from NY due Babylon at 7:35 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 6:36 PM train from NY due Wantagh at 7:29 PM with stops at Jamaica, St. Albans, Rockville Centre, and then all local stops to Babylon.

Far Rockaway Branch:

• The 5:32 PM train due Far Rockaway at 6:24 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 6:02 PM train due Far Rockaway at 6:58 PM with stops at Locust Manor, Laurelton, Rosedale, Valley Stream and all stops to Far Rockaway

Hempstead Branch:

• The 4:32 PM train from Penn Station due at Hempstead at 5:23 PM will originate instead at Atlantic Terminal at 4:32 PM and is due Hempstead at 5:24 PM.

• The 5:04 PM train due Hempstead at 5:57 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:38 PM train due Hempstead at 6:36 PM with stops at Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, Hollis and then all stops to Hempstead.

Long Beach Branch:

• The 4:40 PM train due Long Beach at 5:37 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:00 PM train due Long Beach at 5:55 PM with stops at Jamaica, Locust Manor, and then all stops to Long Beach.

• The 5:00 PM train due Long Beach at 5:55 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:20 PM train due Long Beach at 6:11 PM with stops at Jamaica, Rosedale, Valley Stream, Lynbrook and all stops to Long Beach.

• The 5:23 PM train due Long Beach at 6:18 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:55 PM train due Long Beach at 6:49 PM with stops at Jamaica, Locust Manor, Laurelton, Rosedale, Valley Stream, Lynbrook and then all stops to Long Beach.

Port Jefferson Branch:

• The 3:27 PM train due Huntington at 4:33 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 3:43 PM train due Huntington at 4:49 PM with stops at Woodside, Jamaica, New Hyde Park, and then all local stops to Huntington.

• The 5:46 PM train due Huntington at 6:51 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 6:01 PM train due Huntington with stops at Woodside, Jamaica, Westbury and then all stops to Huntington

Port Washington Branch:

• The 4:22PM train due Port Washington at 4:58PM has been cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 4:25PM train due Great Neck at 5:02PM with stops at Woodside and all further stops to Port Washington, excluding Mets-Willets Point.

• The 4:43PM train due Port Washington at 5:21PM has been cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 4:46PM train due Great Neck at 5:23PM with a stop at Woodside, and all further stops to Port Washington, excluding Mets-Willets Point.
• The 5:11PM train due Port Washington at 5:47PM has been cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:14PM train due Great Neck at 5:45PM with a stop at Bayside and all further stops to Port Washington, excluding Mets-Willets Point.

• The 5:26PM train due Port Washington at 6:04PM has been cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:29PM train due Great Neck at 6:05PM with a stop at Woodside and all further stops to Port Washington, excluding Mets-Willets Point.

• The 5:50PM train due Great Neck at 6:19PM has been cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:56PM train due Great Neck at 6:31PM with a stop at Woodside, and all further stops to Great Neck, excluding Mets-Willets Point.

• The 6:11PM train due Port Washington at 6:48PM has been cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 6:14PM train due Great Neck at 6:49PM with a stop at Woodside, and all further stops to Port Washington, excluding Mets-Willets Point.

• The 7:01PM train due Port Washington at 7:36PM has been cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 7:14PM train due Great Neck at 7:48PM with a stop at Woodside, and all further stops to Port Washington, excluding Mets-Willets Point.

Ronkonkoma Branch:

• The 4:54 PM train due Farmingdale at 5:56 PM is cancelled. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:01 PM train due Ronkonkoma at 6:20 PM with stops at Woodside, Jamaica, New Hyde Park, and then all stops to Ronkonkoma.

Yesterday’s Derailment and Evacuation:

The train that derailed yesterday was the 5:51 p.m. departure for Hempstead, which had departed from Track 14. It was a 10-car train carrying as many as 800 people, but only the middle two cars derailed.

Passengers in the rear four cars evacuated by safely stepping down to the tracks in the presence of LIRR personnel and first responders, and then walking back to the platform at Penn Station. Passengers in the front six cars evacuated with the help of an NJ Transit train that pulled up to the front end of the train. Passengers walked single-file into the NJ Transit train, which then pulled eastward and made a reverse move back to Penn Station.

Travel Alternative:

As an alternative, customers may wish to board trains at Atlantic Terminal or Jamaica. MTA New York City Transit will cross-honor fares at 34 St-Penn Station so LIRR customers can take the 2 or 3 subway to Atlantic Terminal or the E subway to Jamaica.

Keep it locked here & on the @TransitBlogger Twitter feed for any new updates.

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Service Diversions 06-14-13

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on June 14th, 2013 at 2:51 pm

I have just updated the Service Diversions up for this weekend.

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Track Work To Begin In The Bronx

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on June 13th, 2013 at 6:11 pm

Starting on July 1, 4 morning rush hour peak trains on the Metro-North will be affected due to the acceleration of track work in the Bronx. Here are more specifics via the press release I received:

MTA Metro-North Railroad today announced plans to accelerate track work in the Bronx including drainage improvements, tie replacements, fencing repairs and general cleanup of the wayside for nine weeks from July 1 through Labor Day.

During this time, one AM peak Harlem Line and one AM peak New Haven Line train will be cancelled and two AM peak New Haven Line trains will be combined.

“Metro-North is committed to providing its customers safe, reliable, and comfortable train service,” said Metro-North President Howard Permut. “We believe that accelerating long-planned track work is the right way to go and we ask the patience of our customers during this crucial effort.”

Between Melrose and Woodlawn, the tracks are below street level in a “cut” with masonry walls. When it rains, water from some surrounding streets pours onto the tracks and has nowhere to go.

This problem will be addressed as work also begins on a two-year, approximately $11 million drainage project that will be performed concurrently with the track improvements. The work will include installation of underground drains that will connect to New York City sewer lines that cross below the tracks at 12 different locations.

This is a continuation of drainage improvements successfully completed in 2011at the Mott Haven Yard to alleviate flooding.

Standing water due to poor drainage is causing mud spots in some places between Melrose and Woodlawn which is causing deterioration of some concrete ties. The concrete ties are safe and are inspected twice a week like all of the Metro-North system and if any problems are found, action is taken immediately. About 1-2 % of the concrete ties in this six-mile section of track are being replaced with traditional wooden ties and new stone ballast will be installed.

The work will be undertaken one track at a time and will require that the track being fixed will be out of service continuously in order to accomplish the replacement as quickly as possible.

As part of the project, Metro-North will repair fencing that runs along the top of the “cut” and clean up the right-of-way. Because the tracks are below street level in a trough, they are an easy target for litter including old tires, grocery carts and discarded household items.

Because this busy section of track carries both Harlem and New Haven Line trains, some minor changes to the AM peak schedule are required to facilitate the work.

• The 8:03 AM Harlem Line local train out of Mount Vernon West due Grand Central at 8:38 AM will be cancelled and these eight stops will be handled by five different trains making extra stops.

• The 8:30 AM New Haven Line from New Rochelle due Grand Central at 9:05 AM will be cancelled and customers will take the 8:08 local out of Stamford, nine minutes later.

•The 7:09 AM train from New Canaan will make additional stops at Port Chester and Rye, as it is combined with the 7:35 AM that serves only Port Chester and Rye.

• Eight other Harlem and New Haven trains will have schedule adjustments of up to five minutes. Three Hudson Line trains will have adjustments of one to two minutes due to “slotting” of trains on the Park Avenue Viaduct and Tunnel.

• No PM Peak trains will be cancelled. Ten Harlem and New Haven PM Peak trains will have schedule adjustments of one to six minutes. No Hudson Line PM peak trains are affected.

The work will begin on Track 4, the inbound local track. As work progresses, trains periodically will be routed onto different tracks, known as “opposite sides,” where for example, a New York-bound train may stop at what is customarily a New Haven- or White Plains-bound side.

When the track next to the platform is out of service, trains will stop on the inside (express) tracks and “bridgeplates,” a kind of temporary platform, will be erected to span the out-of-service track. The train engineer, guided by the conductor, must meticulously “match” the train doors to the bridgeplates. In addition, boarding and unboarding is slower as customers must use extra caution when using these metal structures.

Despite changes to the train schedule, the combination of track outages, running opposite sides and the use of bridgeplates, some delays may occur. Metro-North will be monitoring the situation and will make additional changes if need be.

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