Daily Download Archive - August 2007

Total On-Time Performance for August 2007

Fredericksburg Line 82.9% | Manassas Line 86.9%

August 31, 2007

Morning Service

No delays.

Afternoon/Evening Service

No delays.

Fredericksburg Line 100% | Manassas Line 100%

August 30, 2007

Morning Service

Train 300 - delayed 12 minutes into Union Station due to dispatcher assigning train to wrong track for boarding/detraining at Crystal City.

Afternoon/Evening Service

Train 305 - delayed 18 minutes into Fredericksburg due to radio problems at L'Enfant and following a freight from Lorton to Fredericksburg.

Train 329 - delayed 13 minutes into Broad Run due to late arriving equipment (train 336) at Union Station.
Train 331 - delayed 7 minutes into Broad Run due to following a freight train into L'Enfant and other train movements north of Backlick Road.
Train 333 - delayed 11 minutes into Broad Run due to other train movements north of Backlick Road.
Train 336 - delayed 35 minutes into Union Station due to waiting for dispatcher permission to proceed through Clifton and following a freight train into Alexandria.

Fredericksburg Line 84.6% | Manassas Line 75%

August 29, 2007

Morning Service

Train 300 - delayed 7 minutes into Union Station due to eingine loading problems limiting train speed from Fredericksburg to Union Station.

Afternoon/Evening Service

No delays.

Fredericksburg Line 92.3% | Manassas Line 100%

August 28, 2007

Morning Service

Train 306 - delayed 10 minutes into Union Station due to following an Amtrak train into Fredericksburg and cab car signal problems.

Afternoon/Evening Service

Train 301 - delayed 11 minutes into Fredericksburg due to temporary CSX speed restrictions and following a freight train from Woodbridge to north of Quantico.
Train 307 - delayed 21 minutes into Fredericksburg due mechanical problems limiting train speed from Alexandria to Fredericksburg.

Train 329 - delayed 16 minutes into Broad Run due to waiting at Union Station for CSX operating orders and passengers neeeding assistance.
Train 333 - delayed 19 minutes into Broad Run due to NS switch difficulties south of Alexandria.
Train 336 - delayed 20 minutes into Union Station due to other train movements at Alexandria and north of L'Enfant.

Fredericksburg Line 76.9% | Manassas Line 81.2%

August 27, 2007

Morning Service

Train 306 - delayed 16 minutes into Union Station due to longer than usual dwell time at Leeland Road to board paasengers and CSX temporary speed restrictions.
Train 310 - delayed 9 minutes into Union Station due to CSX temporary speed restrictions, following train 328 from Alexandria to L'Enfant, and holding north of L'Enfant for new orders to proceed into Union Station.

Train 328 - delayed 21 minutes into Union Station due to crew briefing and brake testing delaying departure from train yard south of Broad Run and longer than usual dwell time at Broad Run to board passengers.
Train 330 - delayed 8 minutes into Union Station due swapping equipment with train 332 and waiting for new CSX orders.
Train 332 - delayed 13 minutes into Union Station due to delay in crew assignment and holding north of L'Enfant for new orders to proceed into Union Station.

Afternoon/Evening Service

Train 305 - delayed 43 minutes into Fredericksburg due to mechanical difficulties near Brooke and passengers needing assistance.
Train 307 - delayed 13 minutes into Fredericksburg due to radio problems at Franconia/Springfield, following 305 from Booke to Fredericksburg, and temporary CSX speed restrictions.

Train 329 - delayed 12 minutes into Broad Run due to holding for northbound train 338 south of Burke Centre and passengers needing assistance.

Fredericksburg Line 69.2% | Manassas Line 75%

August 24, 2007

Morning Service

No delays.

Afternoon/Evening Service

VRE service took some significant delays as the result of an unfortunate tragedy. Around 4:00 pm, a freight train struck a person on the tracks just south of the Alexandria station. When a fatality is involved, the ensuing police investigation requires that all rail traffic in the area be stopped. Normally, this process can close the railroad down for at least 3-4 hours. We are thankful to the Alexandria Police that they were willing to work with our management team and CSX to get trains moving again after about an hour. Once train traffic was permitted to start moving, the trains had to pass through the area at walking speed, causing further delays.

To complicate matters, VRE also had a train with a mechanical problem at the Alexandria station (north of the incident) that needed to be rescued by another VRE train. Between the rail congestion and the disabled train, we were forced to cancel three rush hour trains: Manassas Line trains 329 and 335 and Fredericksburg Line train 307.

FRCs were handed out on Manassas Line trains 327 and 335. If you are owed an FRC, please fill out the FRC Request Form and send it in to our office.

Train 303 - delayed 19 minutes into Fredericksburg due to CSX switch difficulites south of Leeland Road, temporary speed restrictions, and longer than usual station dwell times.
Train 305 - delayed 59* minutes into Fredericksburg due to being held at Union Station until track south of Alexandria was cleared for service and speed restrictions through Alexandria. (*Train was delayed more than 60 minutes at Alexandria. Those affected may request an FRC from our office.)
Train 307 - Cancelled.
Train 309 - delayed 14 minutes into Fredericksburg due to being held at Union Station until track south of Alexandria was cleared for service and speed restrictions through Alexandria.

Train 327 - delayed 67 minutes into Broad Run due to being held at Crystal City until track south of Alexandria was cleared for service and speed restrictions through Alexandria.
Train 329 - Cancelled -- mechanical difficulties prevented train set (#336) from reaching Union Station in time to turn and provide southbound service.
Train 331 - delayed 9 mintues into Broad Run due to being held at Alexandria until track south of station was cleared for service.
Train 333 - delayed 8 minutes into Broad Run due to temporary speed restrictions through Alexandria.
Train 335 - Cancelled.
Train 336 - terminated at Alexandria due to mechanical difficulities.
Train 337 - delayed 17 minutes into Broad Run due to coupling with train 336 at Union Station and following an Amtrak train from Union Station to Alexandria.

Fredericksburg Line 69.2% | Manassas Line 50%

August 23, 2007

Morning Service

No delays.

Afternoon/Evening Service

No delays.

Fredericksburg Line 100% | Manassas Line 100%

August 22, 2007

Morning Service

Train 304 - delayed 29 minutes into Union Station due to late departure from train yard, overshooting platform at Leeland Road, and crew "flagging" (walking the train through) at grade rail crossing north of Quantico.
Train 306 - delayed 15 minutes into Union Station due to following train 304 from Fredericksburg to Rippon, other train movements at Alexandria, and CSX temporary speed restrictions.

Afternoon/Evening Service

No delays.

Fredericksburg Line 84.6% | Manassas Line 100%

August 21, 2007

Morning Service

No delays.

Afternoon/Evening Service

Train 301 - delayed 19 minutes into Fredericksburg due to track light problems between Alexandria and Franconia/Springfield.

Fredericksburg Line 92.3% | Manassas Line 100%

August 20, 2007

Morning Service

Train 304 - delayed 7 minutes into Union Station due to crew inspecting track south of Woodbridge.
Train 306 - delayed 15 minutes into Union Station due to CSX signal difficulties between Fredericksburg and Quantico, loading passengers from far track at Woodbridge and Lorton, and CSX speed restrictions.
Train 310 - delayed 22 minutes into Union Station due to following an Amtrak train from Fredericksburg to Rippon, being held for other rail traffic near Woodbridge as a result of one track being out of service between Rippon and Lorton, and CSX speed restrictions.

Train 328 - delayed 7 minutes into Union Station due to mechanical difficulties at Broad Run and following an Amtrak train from Alexandria to Crystal City.

Afternoon/Evening Service

No delays.

Fredericksburg Line 76.9% | Manassas Line 93.8%

August 17, 2007

Morning Service

Train 308 - delayed 10 minutes into Union Station due to following an Amtrak train into Fredericksburg.

Train 330 - delayed 12 minutes into Union Station due to mechanical difficulties at Manassas Park and door problems at Burke Centre, Rolling Road, and Backlick Road.

Afternoon/Evening Service

No delays.

Fredericksburg Line 92.3% | Manassas Line 93.8%

August 16, 2007

Morning Service

Train 324 - delayed 8 minutes into Union Station due to train inspection south of Backlick Road after activating a trackside detector.

Afternoon/Evening Service

Train 311 - delayed 10 minutes into Fredericksburg due to passenger requiring assistance at Woodbridge and CSX temporary speed restrictions.
Train 313 - delayed 13 minutes into Fredericksburg due to following an Amtrak train and train 335 out of Union Station and CSX temporary speed restrictions.

Train 327 - delayed 10 minutes into Broad Run due to following an Amtrak train into Alexandria and Norfolk Southern temporary speed restrictions.
Train 333 - delayed 8 minutes into Broad Run due to other train movements north of Backlick Road.
Train 335 - delayed 38 minutes into Broad Run due to mechanical difficulties causing late departure from Union Station and following an Amtrak train into Alexandria.
Train 336 - delayed 30 minutes into Union Station due to mechanical difficulties at L'Enfant.
Train 337 - delayed 24 minutes into Broad Run due to mechanical difficulties and adding a protect locomotive at Union Station.

Fredericksburg Line 84.6% | Manassas Line 62.5%

August 15, 2007

Morning Service

No delays.

Afternoon/Evening Service

Train 335 - delayed 8 minutes into Broad Run due to following an Amtrak train from Union Station to Alexandria.

Fredericksburg Line 100% | Manassas Line 93.8%

August 14, 2007

Morning Service

No delays.

Afternoon/Evening Service

Train 307 - delayed 21 minutes into Fredericksburg due to passenger requiring assistance at Brooke and longer than usual station dwell times.

Train 329 - delayed 9 minutes into Broad Run due to crew extinguishing rail tie fire just south of the Union Station tunnel and Norfolk Southern temporary speed restrictions.

Fredericksburg Line 92.3% | Manassas Line 93.8%

August 13, 2007

Morning Service

Train 326 - delayed 20 minutes into Union Station due to mechanical difficulties with cab car and longer than usual station dwell times for passengers boarding/detraining.
Train 328 - delayed 16 minutes into Union Station due to late arrival of train set at Broad Run and following train 306 into Alexandria.
Train 330 - Cancelled. FRCs distributed to those affected on train 332.

Afternoon/Evening Service

No delays.

Fredericksburg Line 100% | Manassas Line 81.3%

August 10, 2007

Morning Service

No delays.

Afternoon/Evening Service
Evening service for our last two trains was complicated by a code line failure at the Virginia Avenue Interlocking just north of the L'Enfant station. This resulted in a lack of communication with the switches located there.

Train 301 - delayed 15 minutes into Fredericksburg as the result of a disabled freight train blocking the Brooke station.
Train 313 - delayed 95 minutes due to a code line failure north of L'Enfant, transferring passengers at Alexandria, and a switch problem south of Leeland Road. FRCs were handed out to those affected.

Train 327 - delayed 12 minutes into Broad Run due to HEP problems and unloading passengers.
Train 337 - delayed 74 minutes into Broad Run due to a code line failure north of L'Enfant.
Train 338 - northbound train terminated at L'Enfant due to a code line failure north of L'Enfant.

Fredericksburg Line 74.0% | Manassas Line 87.5%

August 9, 2007

Morning Service

Train 310 - delayed 12 minutes in Union Station due to signal problems and CSX efficiency testing north of Fredericksburg.

Afternoon/Evening Service

Train 301 - delayed 7 minutes into Fredericksburg due to heat-related speed restrictions.
Train 303 - delayed 8 minutes into Fredericksburg due to heat-related speed restrictions and passengers requiring assistance.
Train 307 - delayed 33 minutes into Fredericksburg due to slow orders between L'Enfant and Alexandria, other train movements, and heat-related speed restrictions.
Train 309 - delayed 29 minutes into Fredericksburg due to slow orders between L'Enfant and Alexandria, other train movements, and heat-related speed restrictions.
Train 311 - delayed 18 minutes into Fredericksburg due to following an Amtrak train from Union Station to Alexandria and heat-related speed restrictions.

Train 333 - delayed 8 minutes into Broad Run due to slow orders between L'Enfant and Alexandria and other train movements
Train 337 - delayed 10 minutes into Broad Run due to late arriving equipment (train 338) at Union Station.
Train 338 - delayed 12 minutes into Union Station due to late departure at Broad Run and other train movements.

Fredericksburg Line 61.5% | Manassas Line 81.3%

August 8, 2007

Morning Service

No delays.

Afternoon/Evening Service

Shortly after 3:00pm a gas company contractor, relocating a gas line, cut a three power cables that supply the power to what is known as the AF Interlocking, just south of the Alexandria station. The AF Interlocking is about 1.5 miles long, consists of three main lines and several sidings. A multitude of switches and signals accommodate travel through the area between both Norfolk Southern and CSX tracks. As a result, rail traffic was halted while train crews were required to walk the entire interlocking to manually align the switches. This situation created rail congestion and both Fredericksburg and Manassas line trains encountered delays once they were south of the Alexandria station.

Initial estimates were that the situation would not be corrected until 7:00p. Fortunately, the power, signals, and switches were restored at 4:45p, but not without having severely disrupted our service. The incident forced the cancellation of Manassas Line train 329 and caused significant delays to the early evening service.

Train 303 - delayed 68 minutes into Fredericksburg due to signal/ switch outage at AF. FRCs distributed to those affected at AF.
Train 305 - delayed 54 minutes into Fredericksburg due to signal/switch outage at AF.
Train 307 - delayed 28 minutes into Fredericksburg due to rail congestion south of Alexandria, heat-related speed restrictions, and longer than usual station dwell times.
Train 309 - delayed 22 minutes into Fredericksburg after following train 331 from Union Station to Alexandria and heat-related speed restrictions.

Train 327 - delayed 54 minutes into Broad Run switch/signal outage at AF.
Train 329 - Cancelled. FRCs distributed to those affected on train 331 and 333.
Train 331 - delayed 14 minutes into Broad Run due waiting for CSX orders at Union Station.
Train 336 - delayed 44 minutes in Union Station due to signal/switch outage between Backlick Road and Alexandria.
Train 338 - Cancelled.

Fredericksburg Line 69.2% | Manassas Line 68.8%

August 7, 2007

Morning Service

No delays.

Afternoon/Evening Service

Train 301 - delayed 34 minutes into Fredericksburg due to CSX signal problems between L'Enfant and Crystal City and other train movements south of Alexandria and Leeland Road.
Train 303 - delayed 10 minutes into Fredericksburg due to heat-related speed restrictions.
Train 305 - delayed 8 minutes into Fredericksburg due to heat-related speed restrictions.
Train 307 - delayed 15 minutes into Fredericksburg due to heat-related speed restrictions and longer than usual station dwell times for passengers boarding/detraining.
Train 309 - delayed 40 minutes into Fredericksburg due to switch problems at Union Station, following train 333 into L'Enfant, and heat-related speed restrictions.
Train 311 - delayed 18 minutes into Fredericksburg due to following an Amtrak train from Union Station to Alexandria and heat-related speed restrictions.

Train 325 - delayed 18 minutes into Broad Run due to signal problems between L'Enfant and Crystal City and passengers needing assistance.
Train 333 - delayed 13 minutes into Broad Run due to additional dwell time at L'Enfant to board passengers at the north end of the platform. After exiting the tunnel to Union Station, the train was routed onto the far track and it was necessary for riders to board at L'Enfant from the north end of the platform with limited access to the train.

Fredericksburg Line 53.8% | Manassas Line 87.5%

August 6, 2007

Morning Service

Train 302 - Teminated at Quantico due to mechanical difficulties and passengers transferred to train 304. Those affected may request an FRC from VRE headquarters by submitting a completed FRC Request form.
Train 304 - delayed 30 minutes into Union Station due to boarding of disabled train 302's passengers at Quantico.
Train 306 - delayed 15 minutes into Union Station due to following delayed train 304 from Quantico to Union Station.
Train 308 - delayed 25 minutes into Union Station due to minor mechanical difficulties at station stops from Leeland Road to Crystal City and following an Amtrak train.
Train 310 - delayed 42 minutes into Union Station due to coupling with disabled train 302 at Quantico and pushing it to Union Station.

Train 332 - delayed 8 minutes into Union Station due to following train 308 from Alexandria to Union Station.

Afternoon/Evening Service

No delays.

Fredericksburg Line 61.5% | Manassas Line 93.8%

August 3, 2007

Morning Service

No delays.

Afternoon/Evening Service

Train 311 - delayed 15 minutes into Fredericksburg due to switch problems south of Alexandria.

Train 335 - delayed 22 minutes into Broad Run due to switch problems south of Alexandria and other train movements south of Manassas.

Fredericksburg Line 92.3% | Manassas Line 93.8%

August 2, 2007

Morning Service

Train 308 -delayed 10 minutes into Union Station due to other train movements south of Fredericksburg.

Afternoon/Evening Service

No delays.

Fredericksburg Line 92.3% | Manassas Line 100%

August 1, 2007

Morning Service

No delays.

Afternoon/Evening Service

At approximately 3:30 pm, a CSX freight train operating between Lorton and Woodbridge was held on the track on which VRE normally operates (2 track) because its crew had reached maximum hours of service. As a result, all rail traffic was required to operate from north of Lorton to south of Woodbridge on the track furthest from VRE stations (3 track) until a new crew could be placed aboard the freight train.
Limited access fom 3 track to the Lorton and Woodbridge platforms created longer than usual station dwell times as riders had to detrain through fewer exits. The single-tracking also created rail congestion that further delayed some Fredericksburg trains.

Train 303 - delayed 7 minutes into Fredericksburg due to following an Amtrak train into Alexandria, longer than usual dwell times at Lorton and Woodbridge, and passengers requiring assistance.
Train 307 - delayed 16 minutes into Fredericksburg due to longer than usual dwell times at Lorton and Woodbridge.
Train 309 - delayed 37 minutes into Fredericksburg due to rail congestion south of Franconia/Springfield and longer than usual dwell times at Lorton and Woodbridge.

Train 337 - delayed 9 minutes into Broad Run due to following an Amtrak train from Union Station to Alexandria and other train movement south of Manassas.

Fredericksburg Line 76.9% | Manassas Line 93.8%