MARC Riders: Wednesday-Before-Thanksgiving MARC Schedule

In anticipation of early departures on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, for the Thanksgiving Holiday, MARC will operate amended services on each line.

PENN LINE
There will be an extra train departing Washington at 2:50 PM, making ALL stops to Baltimore.

CAMDEN LINE
Train 852 will be canceled. There will be an extra train departing Washington at 2:00 PM, making all stops to Camden.

BRUNSWICK LINE
Train 877 will be canceled and will instead operate EARLY, departing Washington at 2:40 PM. This train will make all of 877’s normal stops to Brunswick and West Virginia. Train 873 will make all stops as needed.

All other trains will operate as scheduled.

Thank you for riding MARC

I just got a heads-up from someone asking about traffic on 175 and checked Traffic.com and found out that 175 is closed due to downed power lines between Burns Crossing and 2nd. BG&E is on the scene, but the road will be closed through the morning rush hour. Burns Crossing is listed as an alternate route.

WBAL.com

For the second weekend in a row, some northbound lanes of the Jones Falls Expressway will be closed to traffic on Saturday.

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation says single and double lane closures are possible between Fayette Street and Northern Parkway from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m.

MTA

November 4, 2009 8:22 PM

Camden: Marc 856 is stopped outside of WASH due to striking a trespasser on the tracks. Marc equipment from Baltimore is being dispatched to conduct a passenger transfer. Expect a delay of approx 2 hours for passengers to their destinations.

November 4, 2009 8:26 PM

Camden: Marc equipment is being sent from Riverside to conduct passenger transfer off Marc 856. Expect 2 hour delay.

UPDATE
Of course, the MTA home page doesn’t even call this a minor disruption. It says “Service on Schedule.”

Camden update: Marc rescue set to arrive in vicinity of Marc 856 at approx 910pm for passenger transfer.

As of 9:11 p.m. EST, the main MTA page still says service on schedule for despite another train broken down on the Brunswick line requiring a rescue.

As of 10 p.m., the main site has been changed to say Major Disruption. The broken down train that was rescued is headed west to Martinsburg after arriving at Brunswick 89 minutes late.

10:06 PM

Camden: Marc 856 rescue approaching Muirkirk operating approx 120 mins late.

Baltimore Business Journal

Baltimore transportation officials have once again delayed the launch of a free shuttle service, because the hybrid busses haven’t made their way to the city yet.

Transportation department spokeswoman Adrienne Barnes said city officials are meeting today to discuss what she termed “manufacturing” problems, and the department hopes to have a new launch date for the Charm City Circulator later today. The service already has been delayed twice.

The city announced plans for the shuttle service, and a complimentary Water Taxi Harbor Connector, to help alleviate congestion in downtown Baltimore. The shuttle service will have three routes when fully established, and is designed to connect riders to employement centers including Harbor East, the Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins and the Baltimore BioPark. The water taxi will pick up from there and run from the Inner Harbor to Fells Point and Tide Point.