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Glitch delays VRE this morning

CSX communication system breakdown affects local commuter rail service.

Date published: 7/22/2008

CSX communication system breakdown affects local commuter rail service. Virginia Railway Express trains were severely delayed this morning after CSX’s Bulletin System went down around 6:30 a.m. Trains were unable to receive track orders, according to the VRE. CSX Corp. owns the tracks used by VRE trains.

Trains on the Fredericksburg and Manassas lines were affected, and VRE urged passengers to make alternate arrangements. VRE allowed passengers to use their VRE tickets on Metrorail as an alternative.

The CSX Bulletin System was restored around 7:50 a.m. A longer-than-usual VRE train with 11 cars departed Fredericksburg after the system was restored to bring passengers to Northern Virginia and Washington.

- Kelly Hannon, The Free Lance-Star



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Date published: 7/22/2008


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Member localities (posted by rikkirat , July 22, 2008 4:16 pm)   
Why should Spotsy contribute? Why for that matter should any of the member communities contribute? Residents can do what Spotsy and other non-member counties do and freeload off of someone else's dime.

Remind me again why (posted by Ron_C , July 22, 2008 3:30 pm)   
Spotsy should be contributing to this? I'm sure they will fudge the numbers somehow to prevent this from affecting their claimed "ontime percentage".

No CSX Redundant Back-up System? (posted by biosco , July 22, 2008 12:05 pm)   
Why doesn't have a redundant back-up system for this mission-c ritical operation? FLS readers should email Jay Westbrook (CSX Vice-Pres.) at jay_westbrook@csx.com and ask him the question. The email address is real. Trust me. BRI

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