VRE sent 17 Train Talk Alert messages (as of 7:05 pm) concerning the Manassas line disruption. Here's a selection of the most pertinent messages.
3:31 PM
335 (departs Union Station at 6:10 p.m.) will be canceled tonight due to an earlier pedestrian strike near Manassas Park.
335 (departs Union Station at 6:10 p.m.) will be canceled tonight due to an earlier pedestrian strike near Manassas Park.
3;38 PM
Metro Option is open for Manassas line riders
The "Metro Option" is opened in the event of a cancelled VRE train or some other severe service interruption. In such cases, we work with Metro management to make alternate transportation accommodations for our riders. When the option is opened, VRE customers can use Metrorail at no additional charge by presenting their validated VRE ticket or pass to a Metro station manager upon entering and exiting the system.
3:49 PM
Manassas Line Service Disruption
Manassas Line #327 (Departs Union Station 3:45pm) will depart Union Station on time. However, due to a pedestrian strike near Manassas Park, Manassas 327 will only go as far as Burke Centre at this time. We are contacting the local bus agencies to see if they can have buses at Burke Centre to act as a bus bridge to get people to their final destination station.
3:56 PM
Update: Manassas Line Service Disruption
Manassas Line riders can use PRTC OmniRide Commuter buses to get to near Manassas and Burke Centre (but not to the stations themselves) simply by showing a VRE ticket.
Please visit http://www.prtctransit.org/ or call (703) 730-6664 to see where the nearest stop is.
4:10 PM
Update #1: Manassas Line Service Disruption
Manassas Line #331 (Departs Union Station 5:05pm) is cancelled for this evening due to trespasser strike near Manassas Park.
Manassas #327 will terminate at Burke Centre. Buses will take passengers to Manassas Park, Manassas, and Broad Run.
4:52 PM
Update #5: Manassas Line Service Disruption
Amtrak #171 (Departs Union Station at 4:50pm) will take VRE riders without a Step-Up ticket and can drop them off at Alexandria and Burke Centre only. As of right now, no trains can make it past Burke Centre because of a pedestrian strike near Manassas Park.
6:13 PM
Update #10: Manassas Line Service Disruption
Waiting for investigation to clear incident north of Manassas Park. Train traffic still not allowed to pass through. Trains can get as far as Burke Centre where we have buses going back and forth from Burke Centre to the remaining stations.
6:26 PM
Update #11: Manassas Line Service Disruption
We have a limited number of buses working to get people to their destination stations. We are told the first bus should be back to Burke Centre in 20 minutes then more arriving at later intervals. We appreciate your patience.
6:37 PM
Update #12: Manassas Line Service Disruption
There may be a slight delay offloading the Manassas #333 at Burke Centre due to crowded conditions on the sidewalks for passengers waiting for buses. Again we appreciate your patience while we wait for the buses to pick up passengers.
7:05 PM
Update #13: Manassas Line Service Disruption
Our trains can still only get as far as Burke Centre. Once Manassas Line #337 (Departs Union Station 6:50pm) arrives Burke, all passengers will disembark and board buses to their final destination station.