Post by musicradio77 on Oct 13, 2005 22:52:37 GMT -5
BY PETE DONOHUE
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Passengers on a J train were stuck high above the East River after a power failure yesterday - one of a series of rail woes blamed on the heavy rains.
The Manhattan-bound J train came to a halt on the Williamsburg Bridge about 1:30 p.m. and didn't get going again until 2:23 p.m. after the juice was restored, Transit Authority spokesman Charles Seaton said.
It was not clear exactly what caused the power loss. But the incident led to a suspension of J and M services between Broad St. in lower Manhattan and Marcy Ave. in Brooklyn, Seaton said.
Water flowing to underground tracks caused a suspension of service on parts of eight other lines throughout the day and evening, including the C, E and No. 6 lines in Manhattan and the Staten Island Railway on Staten Island.
A downed power line in the Bronx knocked out power for 1,600 Con Edison customers and forced the No. 5 line to grind to a halt between Dyre Ave. and E. 180th St. for more than two hours.
Riders on other lines, like the A, experienced delays as local trains were rerouted to express tracks.
The other lines affected by flooding were the No. 1 and No. 3 in Manhattan and the F in Queens.
"I'm going to be late for my meeting," Anish Mathai, 56, owner of a Manhattan financial services company, said as his A train idled in a tunnel outside Penn Station yesterday morning.
Still, he looked on the bright side.
"I'd much rather it be due to a signal problem or weather problem than someone being worried about a bomb on a train," he said, referring to last week's terror scare. "This is easier to handle."
Some riders griped that announcements were too general, leaving them to worry about terrorism.
"I'm angry," said Sandra Smith, 48, a health care consultant from Brooklyn. "Lack of communication leaves everyone guessing."
But Beverly Dolinsky of the New York City Transit Riders Council gave the TA top grades for informing riders on the nature of disruptions and how to navigate the system.
"I thought announcements were excellent," Dolinsky said. "They were repeated. They gave instructions what people should do. It was amazingly good."
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Passengers on a J train were stuck high above the East River after a power failure yesterday - one of a series of rail woes blamed on the heavy rains.
The Manhattan-bound J train came to a halt on the Williamsburg Bridge about 1:30 p.m. and didn't get going again until 2:23 p.m. after the juice was restored, Transit Authority spokesman Charles Seaton said.
It was not clear exactly what caused the power loss. But the incident led to a suspension of J and M services between Broad St. in lower Manhattan and Marcy Ave. in Brooklyn, Seaton said.
Water flowing to underground tracks caused a suspension of service on parts of eight other lines throughout the day and evening, including the C, E and No. 6 lines in Manhattan and the Staten Island Railway on Staten Island.
A downed power line in the Bronx knocked out power for 1,600 Con Edison customers and forced the No. 5 line to grind to a halt between Dyre Ave. and E. 180th St. for more than two hours.
Riders on other lines, like the A, experienced delays as local trains were rerouted to express tracks.
The other lines affected by flooding were the No. 1 and No. 3 in Manhattan and the F in Queens.
"I'm going to be late for my meeting," Anish Mathai, 56, owner of a Manhattan financial services company, said as his A train idled in a tunnel outside Penn Station yesterday morning.
Still, he looked on the bright side.
"I'd much rather it be due to a signal problem or weather problem than someone being worried about a bomb on a train," he said, referring to last week's terror scare. "This is easier to handle."
Some riders griped that announcements were too general, leaving them to worry about terrorism.
"I'm angry," said Sandra Smith, 48, a health care consultant from Brooklyn. "Lack of communication leaves everyone guessing."
But Beverly Dolinsky of the New York City Transit Riders Council gave the TA top grades for informing riders on the nature of disruptions and how to navigate the system.
"I thought announcements were excellent," Dolinsky said. "They were repeated. They gave instructions what people should do. It was amazingly good."