Maryland: MARC delays were ‘awful’ this summer. There’s been some improvement, but problems still linger.

By Colin Campbell, Reporter, The Baltimore Sun; October 4, 2018

As MARC train delays mounted and passenger complaints erupted in a collective roar this summer, Maryland Transit Administration CEO Kevin Quinn wrote a letter chastising Amtrak for the on-time performance of the Penn Line, which runs on the passenger railroad’s tracks between Baltimore and Washington.

The MTA acknowledged that record rainfall, mechanical failures and track work had contributed to delays, Quinn wrote. But agency officials could not explain to frustrated passengers why nearly 4,200 MARC trains in July alone had been held by Amtrak dispatchers to prioritize other trains, resulting in nearly half of all the morning southbound Penn Line trains running late that month.

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