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SERVICE CHANGES ON BTCo ROUTES:
The
Following Lines have Service Alerts Detailed below:
2,
5, 9, 10, 13, 17, 18, 31, 32, 38, F, KA, P
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1 - No Alerts
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2 - Diesel Bus Operation on Weekends this Summer.
Due
to the need to renew 3.5 miles of overhead wire in West Baltimore, Trackless
Trolley Route #2 will operate with motor buses on Saturdays and Sundays
until Labor Day. Minor reroutings may be made as necessary while
work is going on.
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4 - No Alerts
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5 - Detour via Linden Avenue portal on Weekends in August
Minor
trackwork on Madison Avenue will necessitate the rerouting of Route 5 and
31 through Linden Avenue from 10pm on Fridays to 5 am on Mondays every
weekend in August. 5 line cars will make all stops along the detour
trackage.
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6 - No Alerts
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8 - No Alerts
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9 - Use of Double Ended Kawasaki Cars during Summer Months should temperature
top 90 degrees at Daytime.
Due
to rider complaints from the lack of Air Conditioning on the Semi-Convertible
cars, should WBAL TV's expected high be more than 90 degrees, modern cars
will be assigned to all base service on route 9 for that day. Evening
Service will still be provided by Semi-Convertible Cars.
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10 - Detour for 4th of July Celebration
Coaches
of the 10 and 18 lines will divert around the Inner Harbor Fireworks festivals
from 8:00pm until 11:00pm. Coaches on either line may be caught on
Fayette and Baltimore Streets using the 16 lines wires during this time.
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11 - No Alerts
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13 - Shuttle Bus operation between North & Washington and Wolfe &
Aliceanna
Effective
May 13th and continuing until March of next year, a track renewal project
on Wolfe and Washington Streets will necessitate the use of shuttle buses
between these two points. Free continuation between the cars of the
13 line and the buses will be available.
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14 - No Alerts
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15 - No Alerts
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16 - No Alerts
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17 - Shuttle Bus Operation between Camden Station and Westport on Labor
Day Weekend
In
preparation for the upcoming extension of Route #17 to Friendship International
Airport, Route 17 will be bused between Camden Station and Westport Loop
to allow the installation of Track and Wire connections. Free continuation
will be available between buses and cars, while route KA buses will run
a special schedule directly to Downtown.
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18 - Detour for 4th of July Celebration
Coaches
of the 10 and 18 lines will divert around the Inner Harbor Fireworks festivals
from 8:00pm until 11:00pm. Coaches on either line may be caught on
Fayette and Baltimore Streets using the 16 lines wires during this time.
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19 - No Alerts
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20 - No Alerts
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21- No Alerts
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25 - No Alerts
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26 - No Alerts
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27 - No Alerts
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29 - No Alerts
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30 - No Alerts
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31 - Rerouting onto Linden Avenue on Weekends in August
Minor
trackwork on Madison Avenue will necessitate the rerouting of Route 5 and
31 through Linden Avenue from 10pm on Fridays to 5 am on Mondays every
weekend in August. 5 line cars will make all stops along the detour
trackage.
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32 - Shuttle Bus Operation between Woodlawn Loop and Social Security Administration
Due
to trackwork along Woodlawn Drive, Route #32 line service between Woodlawn
and Social Security will be provided by buses effective July 1 until January
1. Free continuation will be available between the two services.
As an added convenience, buses will be extended to loop East of Howard
Park, adding additional free transfers to Route 33
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33 - No Alerts
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38 - Seasonal Service Schedule in Effect for Bay Shore Park Season
As
a result in the seasonal surge in ridership on the Bay Shore Park Line,
additional cars will be operated on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between
10:00am, and 8:00pm. This increase in service will yield a 10 minute
interval between cars during these hours.
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46 - No Alerts
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47 - No Alerts
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A - No Alerts
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C - No Alerts
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D - No Alerts
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E - No Alerts
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F - Temporary Extension of Route F to North & Washington to serve riders
of Route 13 shuttle buses to Wolfe and Aliceanna.
While
trackwork continues on Route 13, buses of Route F will extend their route
to North & Washington to allow easier connection to shuttle buses operating
along this branch.
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H - No Alerts
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K/KA - Shuttle Bus Operation between Camden Station and Westport on Labor
Day Weekend
In
preparation for the upcoming extension of Route #17 to Friendship International
Airport, Route 17 will be bused between Camden Station and Westport Loop
to allow the installation of Track and Wire connections. Free continuation
will be available between buses and cars, while route KA buses will run
a special schedule directly to Downtown.
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L - No Alerts
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M - No Alerts
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N - No Alerts
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P - Extension of Route P to Inner Harbor for 4th of July Celebration
Between
6:00pm and 11:00pm, buses on Route P will extend via Fayette, Saint Paul,
Light, Conway and Charles Streets to a temporary layover at Pratt Street.
Leaving, the buses will use Charles, Baltimore, and Gay Streets to resume
their regular route. This change is to accomodate the large numbers
of riders expected for the Independence Day Celebration at the Inner Harbor.
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Q - No Alerts
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R - No Alerts
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S - No Alerts
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T - No Alerts
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U - No Alerts
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V - No Alerts
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X - No Alerts
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Y - No Alerts
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