SEPTA Regional Rail Operating On Severe Weather Schedule
SEPTA Regional Rail Operating On Severe Weather Schedule
CBS3's Chandler Lutz speaks with SEPTA Assistant General Manager for Operations Scott Sauer on the recent changes to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
CHANDLER, TEMPERATURES ALMOSTNEARING ZERO EIGHT.CRAZE.I OH, 70S, CAN YOU BELIEVETHAT?THANK YOU, LLARISA, CHILLYSTART TODAY.WE ARE READY FOR NUMBER EVERCHANGE, NOW IN PLACE TODAY,ESPECIALLY ACROSS MASSTRANSIT.PATCO NOW OPERATING ONMODIFIED WEEKDAY SCHEDULE FORBOTH EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUNDSERVICES.SEPTA'S REGIONAL RAILS, SOMEBIG CHANGES FOR SEPTA, WILLHAVE MORE ON THAT IN A MOMENT.BUT, SEVERE WEATHER SCHEDULES,AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT THEREGIONAL RAILS WILL BEOPERATING ON, UNTIL FURTHERNOTICE.AMTRAK KEYTONE ON SATURDAYSCHEDULE BETWEEN HARRISBURGAND PHILLY, AGAIN, THAT'S FORAMTRAK, EVERYTHING RUNNING ONOR CLOSE TO SCHEDULE RIGHTFUL,BUT JUST EXPECT REDUCEDSERVICE, ALLOW YOURSELF A LOTOF EXTRA TIME.TAKING A LOCK AT THE ROADWAYSRIGHT NOW, STILL COMPLETELY INTHE CLEAR.NO ACCIDENTS TO WORRY ABOUT.SO GOOD TO GO THERE.AND AS WE'VE BEEN TELLING YOU,SEPTA IS OPERATE OWNING SEVEREWEATHER SCHEDULE, JOINING USNOW ON THE PHONE, SCOTT SOAR,ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FORGENERAL OPERATIONS, SCOTT,GOOD MORNING.GOOD MORNING, CHANDLER.YES, AS YOU SAID, REGIONALRAIL SYSTEM IS OPERATING ONMODIFIED SCHEDULE.THERE ARE FEWER TRAINS, ANDAND THEY ARE SPACED LITTLEFURTHER APART.SO CUSTOMERS SHOULD ADVICE THEOUR WEBSITE AND CHECK YOURTRAIN SCHEDULES BEFORE GETTINGOUT TODAY.I WILL SAY OUR SERVICES ON ORCLOSE TO SCHEDULE.AND OUR CITY TRANSIT DIVISIONSCHEDULES ARE OPERATING ONNORMAL WEEKDAY SCHEDULE, ANDTHEY ARE DOING AND LOOKINGPRETTY GOOD SO FAR TODAY.I JUST WANT TO GIVE A QUICKSHOUT TO OUR EMPLOYEES, DOINGGREAT JOB, THEY'RE GETTINGTHEMSELVES IN, GETTINGTHEMSELVES ON THEIR VEHICLES,AND DELIVERING A CRITICALSERVICE TO THE REGION.ABSOLUTELY.YES.THANK YOU, YESTERDAY YOU SAWHIGHER NORMAL THAN NUMBEREVERY EMPLOYEES, NUMBER OFTRAIN CONCELLATIONS AS ARESULT.ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THATTODAY IF THAT SNAPS.YES, OUR COMMAND, OURCOMMAND CENTER IS OPERATIONAL,AND WE'RE MONITORING THESERVICE MINUTE BY MINUTE.I'M OUT IN THE FIELD RIGHTNOW.AND AT ONE OF THE TRAINSTATIONS, AND WE'RE JUSTMAKING SURE THAT THINGS AREMOVING FOR OUR CUSTOMERS.GREAT.AND CAN YOU EXPLAIN SOME OFTHE MEASURES YOU'RE TAKE TO GOSTOP THE SPREAD OF GERMSACROSS SEPTA?YOU KNOW YOUR BUSES, YOURTRAINS?SURE.WEEKS AGO, WHEN THE OUTBREAKFIRST START "TODAY SHOW"ITSELF, IN THE REGION, WE TOOKSOME STEPS TO INCREASE THELEVEL OF CLEANING, THEFREQUENCY EVERY CLEANING, WEHAVE DEDICATED TEAMS IN THESUBWAY STATIONS ON THEVEHICLES, SO TO DODISINFECTING, WIPING DOWN,HIGH CONTACT SURFACES, AND WEUP OUR FREQUENCY OF OUR FULLVEHICLE CLEANS FROM 30 DAY TO14 DAY CLEAN.AND WE HAVE OUR OVERNIGHTWASH-DOWNS, GETTING DONE NOW,WITH OUR STATIONS, AS WELL.
