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MARC Riders Advisory Council Meeting May 16, 2019 Hall of The MARC Riders Advisory Council Meeting May 16, 2019 Hall of the States, 444 North Capitol Street, Washington, DC Meeting Minutes I --- Call meeting to order (Steve Chan, Chairman): Called to order at 4:38 pm. II --- Introductions (Steve Chan, Chairman) Pre-agenda Announcement: Mike Tierney of Amtrak is retiring tomorrow (May 17, 2019) after almost 30 years of service. Testimonials were presented by David Johnson of MARC and Howard Carter of Amtrak. This was followed by a congratulatory ovation by meeting attendees. III --- Review of April Minutes (unavailable) IV --- Review of April performance data (Katherine Read, MARC Assistant Chief Transportation Officer. Items of note for April: • AM Southbound Penn Line trains 401-423 were on time 97.35 %; whereas the weekday Penn Line performance 87.08 % for the month and 88.04 % for the year to date. • Year-to-date Penn Line weekend service is 96.48 %. • Westbound (PM) Brunswick Line trains were 96.04% for the month. For the year to date, Brunswick Line trains are running 96.08% on time. • Cause of delays: o Brunswick line: 1st dispatcher interference, 2nd positive train control issues o Camden line: 1st dispatcher interference, 2nd secondary delays, 3rd security o Penn line: 1st dispatcher interference, 2nd secondary delays V --- Update on June 17 Penn Line schedule change and 2019 Penn Line Amtrak trackwork. Report by David Johnson, MARC Chief Transportation Officer: • Changes to MARC train scheduling are necessary to accommodate Amtrak trackwork between Bowie and Baltimore Penn Station. MARC and Amtrak trains cannot pass each other during this work. To accommodate the trackwork, MARC prefers to have trains skip some stations rather than cancel trains. However, MARC officials realize that no 1 adjustments to schedules are ideal. • Date for the schedule change was pushed back from June 3 to June 17. The full corrected timetable will have June 17 as the change date. • Changes mainly affect weekday afternoon MARC trains. Disruptions are expected to be much worse in the afternoon than morning. Only significant morning adjustment is the 8:15am departure from Penn Station delayed to 8:26am to accommodate the popular Acela train from New York. Only minor changes to weekend MARC service are expected. Full service will be restored after trackwork completed. • Starting June 17, trains will need to switch platforms first at New Carrollton, Seabrook, Bowie, and Odenton and later at BWI in late July and early August. Announcements (PA, mobile device alerts), signage at stations, and conductors will inform riders of platform changes. • Further adjustments to the Penn Line schedule may be made in late July to early August. Riders will be informed if adjustments needed, and adjusted schedules will be distributed to stations. • Amtrak has adjusted its scheduling so that the 440 train will be back to normal service. • Adjusted schedules will still accommodate the bus connection to Wilmington, DE for passengers to be able to then connect with the SEPTA (Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) system. Late-breaking Report by Howard Carter of Amtrak. • To ease disruption to MARC service during trackwork, Amtrak decided today (May 16, 2019) to stop the major track undercutting work at Odenton on August 5th rather than going on to West Baltimore this year. Track undercutting work from Odenton to West Baltimore will take place next year. Undercutting is a major endeavor and many unforeseen problems come up. Track work starting in August this year will be between Martin Airport and the Gunpowder River where there will be fewer distruptions. VI —Old Business • To date, there is no change to the decision by MTA to not allow e-bikes on trains due to the perception that lithium ion batteries on e-bikes may be hazardous. During an MRAC meeting earlier this year it was pointed out that laptops also use lithium ion batteries, and these are allowed on trains. 2 • During April, MARC officials met with CSX officials about freight train interference along the Camden Line, particularly near Jessop. The situation is improving slightly. However, MARC officials would still like to see less freight interference. • An update was requested on the status of improvement to the MARC Tracker, principally the transfer of the transponder to the train engine. The Tracker has “hit some snags,” but will hopefully be ready by the end of June or earlier. • ATM at BWI has not yet been replaced. Physical security at the station is not at the point where the ATM can be installed. VII --- New Business • A fare increase for MARC was recently approved by the Maryland legislature. The increase is typically $1 for single-trip tickets, which amounts to widely varying percentage increases, depending on the distance traveled. The increase is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), however, it was decided to round up fares to the whole dollar, presumably to accommodate cash transaction on board trains. With ticket machines at more stations and now e-ticketing, there are fewer cash transactions. It was proposed that the fare increase be adjusted closer to the CPI rather than round to the whole dollar. o MARC responded that MTA has no authority to modify the fare increase. Moreover, public hearings for the fare increase are not required by MTA because the increase was a legislative action, not an MTA decision. o A future scenario might have two tier fare structure (non-cash transactions versus cash transactions), similar to what is done in Philadelphia (SEPTA), that might allow the fare increase to follow the CPI more closely for non-cash transactions. • Illegal parking at Germantown continues to be a problem. This is a challenge for MTA. MTA police based in Baltimore cannot be at Germantown often to monitor parking. Montgomery County has not been helpful in this regard. When ticketing cases wind up in court, they are often dismissed. MARC strongly advised Germantown riders to park at the Metropolitan Grove lot, which is about 75 % full, and board the train from that station. Metropolitan Grove will be much easier to use when the Watkins Mill Road interchange along I-270 is completed. 3 o The issue of having paid parking was raised. Some sort of reserved subscription option could be considered for the closer (non-handicap) parking spaces, with most of the lot remaining free. o The point was made that having paid parking at stations may be detrimental for ridership and community relations. For years the parking lot at Frederick station was nearly empty because riders avoided paying the $50 monthly fee by parking on the street, which caused problems for local businesses. Within days after Frederick City lifted the parking fee, the parking lot filled. • Expanded parking is hoped for at other stations along the Brunswick line, mainly at Barnesville and possibly Boyds. • Train 517 from Perryville has been running with 7 cars instead of the usual 8, which has led to overcrowding. This was a temporary condition that lasted for 8 days due to track work at Perryville. Train 517 is now back to 8 cars. • MARC’s recovery from the recent non-fatal pedestrian strike on the Penn line was handled very quickly by Amtrak police and Anne Arundel County police. The engineer on Amtrak train 13, which struck the pedestrian, requested to be replaced, which happened very quickly, and MARC trains were moving within an hour. An Important website for railroad safety and the need for pedestrians to stay off tracks: www.oli.org. • Bike-to-Work Day to occur Friday, May 17 (day following the MRAC meeting). Bike cars are attached to Brunswick line trains 894, 893, 880, 881, and Camden line trains 846, 847, 853, 854. Events are planned at several sites. • Installation of bike racks on the MARC IV cars has not been successful so far. Other solutions will be attempted on these cars. • MDOT is starting to put together for counties surrounding Baltimore City (Baltimore, Harford, Howard, and Anne Arundel counties). surrounding Baltimore. Council member J.C. Hendrickson is on this planning commission. Planning will take two years. Information open houses will take place at Columbia Mall (Howard County) and Glen Burnie (Anne Arundel County). It was suggested that the MDOT team come to a MRAC meeting to present findings by the Planning Council. • The deadline is coming up for West Virginia to provide funding to MARC for service to West Virginia. To date, WV has not provided funding. Service to WV could potentially end if negotiations are not successful. In the unlikely event that service is terminated, 4 riders would be given 30 days advance notice. • EPTA bus service in West Virginia will end soon. A solution for bus service from Brunswick to Martinsburg will be investigated. Meeting was adjourned at 5:44pm. The next meeting is a teleconference on June 20, 2019. Attendance (25) “P” means present in person or by phone. MRAC Amtrak CSX Atif Adam P Howard Carter P Marco Tura Brian Love P Mike Tierney P Matt Gross P Carrie Blough P Justin Waldron Nancy Roberts Charles Enders Shaquana Stephens Cheryl Bates-Harris P T.C. Williamson P MTA Christopher Field Tracy Armstrong P Andrea Farmer P Chris Erickson P David Johnson P Corrine Lopez P Bombardier Dean Del Peschio J.C. Hendrickson P Bill Egan Josh Wolf Joe Conny P Debbie Foster- Katherine Read P Tomaschefsky J.P. Carnes-Stine P Emily Worth Kyle Nembhard Judah Prero P Lee Woodward P Matt Mitchell June Brandt P Matthew Sturgeon Paul Krysowaty Katherine Hodges Thomasina Swilling P Katina Dashiell Guests Tom Mackay P Kelly Kopeikin John Morris P LaToya R. Griffin P Steve Chan P 5 MARC Riders Advisory Council Meeting May 16, 2019 4:30pm‐6:00pm Hall of States, Room 233 Phone: 1‐888‐407‐4198 Code: 77713445# I.
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