MONTHLY DELAY SUMMARY
System wide
Total delays
Average length of delay (mins.)
Number over 30 minutes
Days with Heat Restrictions/Total days
On-Time Performance
Fredericksburg Line
Total delays
Average length of delay (mins.)
Number over 30 minutes
On-Time Performance
Manassas Line
Total delays
Average length of delay (mins.)
Number over 30 minutes
On-Time Performance
July
229
18
30
4/21
63.0%
125
19
16
55.8%
104
18
14
69.1%
August
112
26
24
3/22
82.7%
65
23
8
77.9%
47
32
16
86.7%
86
30
20
0/21
November 2010
September
86.4%
51
19
6
82.7%
35
49
14
89.6%
October
65
19
10
0/20
88.9%
35
18
4
87.5%
30
20
6
90.1%
SYSTEM RIDERSHIP
Average daily ridership for the month of October was 17,647, which marks the tenth consecutive month where average daily ridership was above 17,000. On October 13, another all time ridership record was set when we reached 19,322 trips - until that record was broken on
November 9 with 19,526 riders. All top 10 ridership days have been in 2010, with the previous record of 19,075 on February 17, 2010. Monthly ridership for October 2009 compared to October
2010 indicates an increase of 4.3%; while year-to-date ridership is 6.1% higher than last year.
ON-TIME PERFORMANCE
System-wide on-time performance for the month of October was 88.9%. October on-time performance for the Fredericksburg line was 87.5% and the Manassas line was 90.1%. All trains on the Manassas line had to be cancelled on Friday, October 1 st due to low hanging electrical wires over the tracks in Alexandria, which were the result of a major storm. CSX continued its flash flood restrictions for the entirety of the same morning, so the Fredericksburg line was also affected.
There was also a two hour signal system outage on the Norfolk Southern line on
October 22 nd disrupting morning service significantly.
NEW LOCOMOTIVE
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NEW LOCOMOTIVE
We look forward to receiving our second new locomotive during the third week of December
2010, with additional locomotives arriving every two weeks after that. We anticipate all twenty locomotives will be on the property by July 2011.
VRE WINS ADWHEEL AWARD
VRE was notified this month that we received an AdWheel Award for Marketing and
Communications Excellence for the new locomotive poster which was produced this summer announcing the arrival of our new locomotive. The poster was well received by our riders and the artwork was also used on the invitations to the ribbon-cutting ceremony which was held in
Alexandria on July 30, 2010.
GAINESVILLE-HAYMARKET
The VRE CEO signed the Addendum to the Rail Enhancement Fund (REF) agreement for the
Gainesville-Haymarket Extension project on September 14, 2010 and returned it to DRPT for signature by NS and DRPT. The award of the consultant contract for environmental review and preliminary engineering is pending the execution of this Addendum.
BROOKE AND LEELAND PARKING UPDATE
VRE is continuing to work with Stafford County on the plan review process and obtaining the necessary permits for the Brooke and Leeland parking expansion projects. The final bid set will be ready for procurement in spring 2011. This project will add an additional 200 parking spaces to each lot and sequencing will depend on available funding.
BROAD RUN TRAIN WASH/CROSSROADS WAREHOUSE
STV/RWA continues its design efforts for the train wash facility at the Broad Run yard and a new warehouse at the Crossroads yard. The 30% design submittal is anticipated by the end of the month.
SCHEDULE CHANGE NOVEMBER 8
VRE had a schedule change effective November 8. The minor VRE changes included moving train 300’s (express train) departure time from Woodbridge up by four minutes and changing train 310 to operate 5 minutes later, which is the same schedule the train operated on before the addition of the express train. Some Amtrak trains available to VRE riders also underwent some minor time changes. The new schedule is available on VRE’s web site and in the new schedules.
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ANNUAL EMERGENCY DRILL – NOVEMBER 13
VRE will conduct its annual full scale emergency exercise on Saturday, November 13 th in
Springfield on the CSX right of way. This full scale exercise is designed to test internal and multi-agency coordination following a VRE train incident. To mimic VRE service, a VRE train consist, complete with train crew and volunteer passengers, was utilized. This year’s drill used an improvised explosive device (IED) to test emergency response actions of VRE personnel, railroad personnel and first responders.
The following agencies participated: VRE, Keolis, CSX, approximately 60 volunteer victims,
Fairfax County Fire Dept, Arlington Fire Dept, Alexandria Fire Dept, Ft Myer Fire Dept,
Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Fire Dept, Montgomery County Fire Dept, City of
Fairfax Fire Dept, Fairfax County Police Department, Town of Quantico Police Dept., Federal
Air Marshals, Virginia State Police, FBI - Joint Terrorism Task Force, Fairfax County Office of
Emergency Management, and Fairfax Connector Bus.
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MONTHLY PERFORMANCE MEASURES – OCTOBER 2010
MONTHLY ON-TIME PERFORMANCE
October Fredericksburg OTP Average
October Manassas OTP Average
OCTOBER OVERALL OTP AVERAGE
RIDERSHIP YEAR TO DATE
VRE FY 2010 Passenger Totals
VRE FY 2009 Passenger Totals
P ERCENTAGE C HANGE
ON-TIME
PERCENTAGE
87.5%
90.1%
88.9%
RIDERSHIP
1,436,511
1,354,198
6.1%
RIDERSHIP MONTH TO MONTH COMPARISON
DESCRIPTION
OCTOBER 2010
OCTBER 2009
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
SERVICE DAYS (CURRENT/PRIOR)
MONTHLY RIDERSHIP
343,734
345,883
4.3% N ORMALIZED
20/21
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