03-26-56 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING March 26th, 1956 During the 29 hour period 266 trains from the three railroad companies using this crossing and 10,430 motor vehicles entered the intersection from all directions. r The total train volume over the 29 hour period was as follows: New York Central Railroad Company - 159 switch, 5 freight and 1 passenger train occupied the crossing for a total of 165 trains. Grand Trunk Western Railroad - 47 switch, 31 freight and 8 passenger trains occupied the crossing for a total of 86 trains. New Jersey Railroad Company - 15 switch, 0 freight and 0 passenger trains occupied the crossing for a total of 15 trains. The total motor vehicle volume over the 29 hour period was as follows: From the North 1456 From the South 2135 From the East 3175 From the West 3664 Of the 266 trains occupying the crossing over the survey period, 240 of the trains caused delay to 2450 motor vehicles. The maximum delay was 17 minutes, the average delay was 2 minutes. The number of persons delayed, considering a car occupancy of 1.7 persons per car, was 4,165. With an average delay of 2 minutes, 4.8 man hours of delay occurred every hour at this crossing. During the 29 hour period the crossing was actually blocked for 8 hours and 2 minutes due to train opera :tions. In other words, the crossing was blocked 28% of the time. A'tabulation of delay at the crossing by 30 minute intervals during the 29 hour period is shown on the accompanying table which is self- explanatory. It is surprising to note, however, that in some instances the crossing was blocked 707. of the time. Also, that more than 90% of the vehicles during one one -half hour period were delayed,' due to train operations. On an average 247. of the vehicles passing through the intersection were delayed during ach one -half hour period. MARCH 8, 1956 12:00 - 12:30 A.M. 9 30.0% Yours very truly, 135 35.67. 12:30 - 1:00 8 26.8% /s/ Ernest H. Miller 45 EHM :F 1 :00 - 1:30 6 ERNEST H. MILLER 12 45 Enc. 1:30 - 2:00 9 Traffic Engineer 5 29 Attached to the above letter was the following comprehensive report: 4 13.8% 1 24 TABLE SHOWING DELAY TO VEHICLES AT THE SAMPLE & OLIVE STREET 0 0% 0 INTERSECTION DUE TO TRAIN OPERATIONS THRU INTERSECTION FROM 11 :00 AM, MARCH 7, 1956 to 4 :00 PM, MARCH 8, 1956, BY ' HOUR PERIODS, COVERING A PERIOD OF 29 HOURS Y' TIME TOTAL AMT. OF % OF DELAY NO. OF VEH. NO. OF VEH. % OF VEH. DELAY IN EACH` IN EACH 30 MIN. DELAYED IN PASSING THRU PASSING THRU 29 MIN. PERIOD PERIOD EACH 30 MIN. INTER. EACH INTER. DELAYED IN MINUTES PERIOD 30 MIN. PERIOD EACH 30 MIN. PERIOD March 7,1956 11:00 - 11:30 AM `.;; 3 10.0% 9 207 4.6% 11:30 - 12 :00 Noon 0 0 '% 0 198 0 % 12 :00 - 12:30 PM 11 36.60/. 85 250 34.0% 12:30 - 1:00 2 6.6% 21 219 9.6% 1 :00 - 1:30 2 6.6% 16 198 8.1% 1 :30 - :2:00 1 3.3% 8 198 4.0% 2:00 - 2 :30 11 36.6% 35 217 16.1% 2:30 = 3:00 8 26.7% 75 268 27.9% 3:00 - 3:30 4 13.8% 77 548 14.1% 3:30 - 4:00 8 26.8% 103 546 18.9% 4 :00 - 4 :30 11 36.6% 48 338 14.2% 4:30 - 5 :00 13 43.3% 131 290 45.2% 5 :00 - 5:30 14 46.7% 160 396 40.4° 5:30 - 6:00 9 30.0% 66 207 31.8% 6:00 - 6 :30 11 36.6% 79 155 50.9% 6:30 - 7 :00 7 23.3% 43 136 31.7% 7:00 - 7:30 1 3.3% 6 149 4.0% 7 :30 - 8:00 1 3.3% 4 163 2.5% 8:00 - 8 :30 9 30.0% 22 102 21.6% 8:30 - 9:00 17 56.6% 62 137 45.3% 9 :00 - 9:30 10 33.3% 22 94 23.4% 9:30 - 10:00 6 20.0% 14 76 18.47. 10 :00- 10 :30 13 43.3% 30 85 35.3% 10:30 - 11:00 8 26.8% 14 107 13.1% 11:00 - 11:30 16 53.3% 47 121 38.9% 11:30 - 12:00 10 33.3% 42 96 43.8% MARCH 8, 1956 12:00 - 12:30 A.M. 9 30.0% 48 135 35.67. 12:30 - 1:00 8 26.8% 11 45 24.5% 1 :00 - 1:30 6 20;0% 12 45 26.7% 1:30 - 2:00 9 30.0% 5 29 17.3% 2:00 - 2:30 4 13.8% 1 24 4.2% 2:30 ; 3:00 0 0% 0 20 0%