‘A’ Train Derailment Causes Power Outage, Extensive Subway Delays In Manhattan
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – An A train hit debris and partially derailed pulling into a station in Lower Manhattan on Sunday morning, causing a power outage across the tracks and suspending service in both directions south of 14th Street, said Interim Transit President Sarah Feinberg.
As a result, there are extensive delays on the A, C, D, E and F lines in Manhattan, while northbound trains are being rerouted.
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It started around 8:17 a.m., when the northbound A train hit something on the roadbed as it was arriving at the 14th St.-8th Ave. station. One of its wheels left the track.
Everyone onboard was able to get off the train.
Feinberg said the power loss left another northbound A train stuck in the tunnel near 34th Street. In her statement around 9:30 a.m., Feinberg said crews were working to get passengers off that train.
Meantime, the MTA is urging riders to use the numbered lines as an alternative.
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September 20, 2020 at 07:31PM
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