2017 Commuter Rail Delay Discussion Thread

[chrisf]

Any identifiable reasons why this is happening?

It's pretty safe to assume that a non-trivial number of them are suicides.

[typesix]

The T's commuter rail is the worst for service:

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2017/10/data_mbta_service_worst_among_carriers

[jaymac]

It's on the Service Alerts: The 10-23-2017 400 -- power unknown -- had repeated engine resets and was to "run" to Littleton for 402 to pick up the riders. Mebbe complicating things was the PAR OCS occupying Ayer platform.

[RenegadeMonster]

Kind of a blanket all trains alert this morning:

Commuter rail service may experience delays this morning, wind, downed trees & power outages throughout the area

My commute in this morning was horrible. Train showed up 20 minutes late and it was even a train scheduled earlier than the one I was waiting for. That's not the worst part, the worst was this train had 3 train loads of people on a 4 car set... Needless to say, it was like riding the orange line. Also, first time I ever heard the conductors say "sorry, no room" when we stoped at Swapmpscott.

Also, when the train stopped at Salem, being a 4 car set a lot of people were passed the back of the train, and when they couldn't open the rear door on the last care they all climbed over the engine to board

[Frode]

The Providence line was closed for a while this morning due to a tree down on the tracks near Mansfield. The Stoughton line was running with delays. The line was then partially reopened with inbound trains to Boston running on the outbound track. I understand that it's now fully operational.

[RenegadeMonster]

A picture of some of the damage this morning: https://twitter.com/MBTA_CR/status/9249 ... 04/photo/1

[RenegadeMonster]

The commute home was just as bad.

The 5:40 Newburyport train was delayed 10 minutes and was a 4 car set. Just as crowded as this morning, standing room only. All vestibules filled. People were opening their own doors / trap doors because it was impossible to walk through the aisle in the cars to get to a conductor until after Salem.

[RenegadeMonster]

Not a good night for those trying to get to Salem.

Looks like all trains are running 5-15 minute behind schedule departing North Station and now Train 173 has been stopped at Chelsea for 30 minutes due to a mechanical issue.

[RenegadeMonster]

Here's a odd one:

Newburyport Train 175(6:45pm from North Station) will make an additional stop at River Works to accommodate passengers from Train 173.

Train 173 is never scheduled to stop at River Works.

[BostonUrbEx]

And Train 175 is scheduled to stop there, anyway. Very odd alert, and clearly some misunderstanding going on.

[BostonUrbEx]

2017 Fatality #32

Train 125 at Everett Ave grade crossing.

[jaymac]

0650/11-08-2017 Service Alert shows 402 20-30 behind cuzza mechanical issues. 402 reported main res air down to 88 on 1 just west of 330 at 0556. Per D-3, Keolis wanted to run 404 around them, but 402 reported themselves on the move at 0609.

[twropr]

On Wed. the 8th Amtrak #449 was terminated after leaving Framingham due to a pedestrian strike. Was the person hit by #449, or an MBTA train?
Andy

[TomNelligan]

The incident involved a trespasser struck by train 449 in Ashland.

[KevinSun242]

According to the MBTA's Twitter, looks like 208 derailed near Ballardvale today.