Passenger Trains > NE Corridor issue?

My son is on a train to DC from Boston and they have stopped in Trenton.  The conductor says they will be delayed for a "significant amount of time" due to police activity ahead?  

Anyone know the story?  I hope to advise him.

Thank you.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/17/16 17:18 by Chessie1963.

He is on train 137, due to depart Trenton at 7:51.  They were just told that they will leave around 8:45-8:50 pm.

 

NJ Transit is reporting NEC delays due to earlier signal issues and resulting congestion. 

Thanks.  But the conductor told them there was police activity, so it might be more than the singla issue.

prr60 Wrote:
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> NJ Transit is reporting NEC delays due to earlier
> signal issues and resulting congestion. 

And problems south of Trenton would be unlikely to affect NJTransit trains (except Atlantic City service, of course).

Chessie1963 Wrote:
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> Thanks.  But the conductor told them there was
> police activity, so it might be more than the
> singla issue.
>
> prr60 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > NJ Transit is reporting NEC delays due to
> earlier
> > signal issues and resulting congestion.

SEPTA Trenton Line is suspended until further notice, but no further details.

Nothing on Amtrak's NEC Twitter feed; last report there is from MARCH 1 !!!

Don't know if this is part of the problem but there are Amtrak switch problems at North Philadelphia.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/17/16 17:55 by GenePoon.

SEPTA Twitter feed says there was a medical emergency causing Trenton suspension. Doesn't say where.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/17/16 17:55 by toledopatch.

toledopatch Wrote:
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> And problems south of Trenton would be unlikely to
> affect NJTransit trains (except Atlantic City
> service, of course).
>
> Chessie1963 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Thanks.  But the conductor told them there was
> > police activity, so it might be more than the
> > singla issue.
> >
> > prr60 Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > NJ Transit is reporting NEC delays due to
> > earlier
> > > signal issues and resulting congestion.

Sorry. Misread the post as DC to Boston. 

It is a complete mess on either side of Trenton, but mostly toward Philly.  The tracker map lays it out.  Ugly.

As I told my son, welcome to American infrastructure in 2016.  We are third rate.  Officially.  Across most modes, not just rail.  We no longer invest, we just bail out.

Sigh.

toledopatch Wrote:
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> SEPTA Twitter feed says there was a medical
> emergency causing Trenton suspension. Doesn't say
> where.

That report is two hours old!

Chessie1963 Wrote:
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> As I told my son, welcome to American
> infrastructure in 2016.  We are third rate.
>  Officially.  Across most modes, not just rail.
>  We no longer invest, we just bail out.


If it is a POLICE issue, that would likely be irrelevant.

Per SEPTA : Trenton: Service is suspended until further notice. Alternate service suggestions are available online.  
Trenton trains have dropped off the board? 

They just told him now it is a signal issue, GenePoon.  Sorry, I should have clarified.

SEPTA just tweeted this:  Trenton: Service has resumed. Train #769 is the first outbound train to Trenton. There is no train service to Levittown.  Gotta give them credit.  With Amtrak if it happens after hours or on weekends, well, it just didn't happen.

:-)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/17/16 18:21 by Chessie1963.

NJ Transit's station board in Trenton still shows 3880 and 3882 delayed in their departure for NY, and shows Septa 776 delayed.  That may change soon.


 

GenePoon Wrote:
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> toledopatch Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > SEPTA Twitter feed says there was a medical
> > emergency causing Trenton suspension. Doesn't
> say
> > where.
>
> That report is two hours old!

It wasn't two hours old when this thread started.

Train 137 is finally on the move, about 1:45 late.  

It WAS a police issue:  Suicide at Levittown; woman stepped in front of an Amtrak train there:

Person Struck, Killed By Train Near Levittown Station
Levittownnow.com
by Tom Sofield
March 17, 2016

> Tullytown police Chief Daniel Doyle said the person struck by the
> train was a woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
>
> While not yet determined, the woman’s death appeared to be a suicide,
> Doyle said.
>
> Some train service was resuming along the tracks as of 9 p.m.


> Original Story:
>
> A person was struck and killed by an Amtrak train Thursday evening
> near the Levittown Train Station in Tullytown.
>
> Police, fire and medics were called to the area of the train station
> around 7:22 p.m.
>
> Amtrak service was suspended on the busy Northeast Corridor due to
> the incident. As of 8 p.m., service remained suspended on the line.
>
> Police were not immediately available for comment.

Story:

http://levittownnow.com/2016/03/17/person-struck-killed-by-train-by-levittown-station/



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/17/16 19:02 by GenePoon.

Chessie1963 Wrote:
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> Thanks.  But the conductor told them there was
> police activity, so it might be more than the
> singla issue.
>
> prr60 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > NJ Transit is reporting NEC delays due to
> earlier
> > signal issues and resulting congestion. 
Chessie1963 Wrote:
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> They just told him now it is a signal issue,
> GenePoon.  Sorry, I should have clarified.
 

police are questioning the signal because it wasn't acting right

trespasser strike involving a Philly bound Septa train in Tulleytown ...
 



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/18/16 05:01 by Out_Of_Service.

Yes. Philly.com reports the train was on its way to Powelton yard and would not have stopped at the Tullytown platform.

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