Commuter Rail Delay Tracker/ Discussion

[caduceus]

Just saw on WBZ - there are serious delays on the Providence/Stoughton line. A CR train appears to have collided with what looks like a lumber car in Canton, with the engine (an F40, couldn't see a number) striking the car. It doesn't looks like it was too fast, but you could see the lumber scattered to either side.

The lumber car appeared to be all alone - no idea what it was doing there.

[chench1536]

Providence/Stoughton service is experiencing 30+ minute delays. I don't know what the centerbeam was doing there, but it's causing a lot of delays.

[caduceus]

They are apparently busing between Sharon and Canton.

Update 1: MBTA web site says: Prov/Stou is being diverted to substitute shuttle bus service between Route 128 Station and Sharon and Stoughton Stations due to a medical emergency at Canton Junction Station. 3/25/2008 5:52 PM

I thought the "medical emergency" sounded strange, but on the live shot just now it looked liked a firefighter/EMT was bringing a backboard towards the train.

Update 2: They are now saying that the train was NOT moving, but the lumber car broke loose from "its own track", and struck the train.

And at least three people have been carried off the train and were in a triage area, and ambulance stretchers were sitting near the train.

Update 3: Last update, "several" people have been injured. Busing between Readville and Stoughton.

[Veristek]

Just saw on WBZ - there are serious delays on the Providence/Stoughton line. A CR train appears to have collided with what looks like a lumber car in Canton, with the engine (an F40, couldn't see a number) striking the car. It doesn't looks like it was too fast, but you could see the lumber scattered to either side.

The lumber car appeared to be all alone - no idea what it was doing there.

I was on that very train, going to Stoughton. When the huge jolt tore through the train, I thought there was some kind of derailment or the train got rear-ended. Fortunately, it wasn't anything serious except for the front of loco 1030.

Hope the engineer is okay.

[Robert Paniagua]

Oh, it was an F40PH2C, thanks for the engine type involved, Hopefully they can save the engine and I hope the engineer driver is fine too.

[Ron Newman]

Was the train being pushed or pulled?

[Robert Paniagua]

I think it was being pulled

[acela 2036]

Was the train being pushed or pulled?

It was being pulled, train 917 is an outbound train from SS

[GP40MC 1116]

We may want to discuss the incident with No 917 in the thread that was created for it

[sery2831]

Issues on the Eastern Route this evening! Reporting live from train #69 en route to Beverly. No working signals between Everett and Lynn, running SLOW!

From mbta.com:

Newbury/Rock inbound train #178 (4:35pm) is experiencing over 30 min delays. 4/1/2008 5:43 PM

Newbury/Rock - outbound train #67 (4:45pm) and inbound train #68 (5:40pm) have been cancelled due to the signal problem. 4/1/2008 4:57 PM

Newbury/Rock - inbound train #066 (4:22pm) has been cancelled due to the signal problem. 4/1/2008 4:24 PM

Newbury/Rock - Due to a signal problems all inbound and outbound trains will be experiencing delays of 20-40 minutes. Please allow extra time for your commute. 4/1/2008 2:24 PM

[acela 2036]

Got some more delays up north this evening! South Side is running clean right now

Fitch/SoActon - outbound train #433 (6:50pm) is experiencing a 25-30 min delay. 4/1/2008 8:01 PM

Fitch/SoActon - inbound train # 426 (7:10pm) is experiencing a 15-20 min delay. 4/1/2008 7:40 PM

Haverhill - inbound train # 342 (8:30pm) is experiencing a 25-30 min delay. 4/1/2008 9:09 PM

Lowell outbound train #339 is experiencing 25-30 min delays. 4/1/2008 8:02 PM

Newbury/Rock outbound train #95 (7:31pm) experiencing 20-25 min delays. 4/1/2008 8:03 PM

[acela 2036]

Newbury/Rock - inbound train #72 (6:45pm) will be diverted to substitute shuttle bus service due to the earlier cancelation of train #69. The shuttle bus will make all scheduled stops. 4/2/2008 5:45 PM

Newbury/Rock - outbound train #69 (5:55pm) has been cancelled. Customers are asked to take train #133 at 6:10pm. 4/2/2008 5:41 PM

Newbury/Rock - inbound train # 178 (4:35pm) is now running but with a 35-40 min delay. 4/2/2008 5:22 PM


Lowell - Train 335 (5:50pm outbound) is experiencing 15-20 minute delays. 4/2/2008 6:26 PM

[Ron Newman]

What's all that? Another Beverly-Salem bridge problem?

[sery2831]

Nope. Yesterday it was a signal failure between Everett Jct and somewhere near Lynn. Today if was a break down that caused the snow ball effect.

[MBTA F40PH-2C 1050]

Prov/Stou - Train #807 (12:05pm outbound) is experiencing a 60 minute delay entering Providence. Train 818 (1:30pm inbound) has been canceled. 4/3/2008 1:32 PM


what happened here? my guess is an engine failure