Subway Thread

[desertpunk]

MTA: 4/5/6/7 Subways Are Back! F/J/D/M Coming Later Today!

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11. Pump Train Siphoning out Tube by MTAPhotos, on Flickr

For the first time since Hurricane Sandy touched down in the city at the start of the week, Manhattan and Brooklyn have been re-connected via the transit system. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and MTA Chairman Joe Lhota confirmed that the 4/5/6/7 subways are back in full service as of 10 a.m. this morning; and the F/J/D/M should be back sometime this afternoon. And as you can see from the flooded subway tunnel photos above, they had a lot of work to do to get to this point.

"I have never met people so dedicated and so much in love with what they do. New Yorkers should know that," Lhota said at the press conference. The 4 train is operating between Woodlawn in the Bronx and New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn—running express in Manhattan and local in Brooklyn. It's especially good news for Brooklyn Nets fans headed to tonight's home opener against the Toronto Raptors today.

The 5 is operating between Eastchester/Dyre Avenue in the Bronx and Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn; it's running express in Manhattan, and local in Brooklyn and the Bronx. The 6 train is operating between Pelham Bay Park and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall as a local. And the 7 Line has been restored between Flushing-Main Street and 42 Street-Times Square.

Other updates on lines: the L train is flooded, wall to wall, ceiling to floor—it may be back sometime next week. The A train will begin service Monday morning, from Lefferts to 168th Street; and they're not sure when the C train might be back yet. And according to the Times, Lhota said the Q train is expected back this afternoon, and the 2/3 by tomorrow.

[desertpunk]

MTA pump trains

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07. Water in Cranberry Tube on A & C Line by MTAPhotos, on Flickr

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05. Pipe Car of Pump Train by MTAPhotos, on Flickr

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04. Pump Train Team Connecting Water Lines at Cranberry Tube by MTAPhotos, on Flickr

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NYCT_6632 by MTAPhotos, on Flickr

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03. Water Line Connected To Pump Train at Cranberry Tube by MTAPhotos, on Flickr

[desertpunk]

G Train Resumes Service, L Train Coming Back Soon: MTA

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The G train at 7th Avenue BUT FOR HOW MUCH LONGER?! by Scoboco, on Flickr

According to the MTA, the G train started rolling again at 9 a.m. and the L, which is essentially out of service, could be back very soon! MTA officials say the G is running slowly but it is running again. As for the L—look at those pictures of the flooded 14th Street tunnel and you understand the delay. It is coming though. MTA chair Joe Lhota even says it could still come back as soon as today!

Talking to the Times, Lhota said:

Before the MTA can reopen lines they have to first pump the flooded tunnels and then painstakingly check all the parts, which takes time. On that topic, have you been wondering how the pumping itself works? Here, let New York's Robert Kolker explain:

Once the pumps are going, "It can take up to 100 hours to pump the largest tubes, fully loaded with water, or as little as five or six hours for those that are smaller or less fully flooded." So that is what the MTA has been doing with the L train's 14th Street tunnel and the G's tunnel through Newtown Creek.

Meanwhile, in other MTA news, the Coney Island terminal for the B, D, N and Q lines is still without power. The South Ferry 1 terminal is dry, but needs lots of repairs and is out of service. And workers are still cleaning up the debris at 168th Street on the A line. Having those terminals out though is part of why the system is running so slow—trains have to turn around elsewhere.

[desertpunk]

The L Train Is Running Again

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An L Train Incident by Idle Type, on Flickr

The L is back in business! It's going to take a little while to get back to full service but rest assured the first trains to Manhattan since Hurricane Sandy are running. As MTA.info says: "L trains operate between 8 Avenue Station and Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway Station in both directions, making all local stops."

According to the MTA service "resumed through the 14th Street tube at 3 p.m. with 10 minute headways returning service to stations from 8th Avenue to Broadway Junction." The tube, you'll remember, was "flooded to a depth of 15 feet for its entire length of 3,400 feet."

"We continue to progress toward the complete restoration of service and will continue to do so incrementally, but only when it’s safe and doesn’t overcharge the system," MTA CEO Joe Lhota said. "However, much work remains to restore service in the Rockaways and along the Sea Beach Line in Brooklyn, which were devastated by Hurricane Sandy."

[Nikonov_Ivan]

Any plans about making new, more modern trains forn NYC's subway?

[desertpunk]

Originally Posted by Nikonov_Ivan

Any plans about making new, more modern trains forn NYC's subway?

New trainsets? Maybe, but tradition is a powerful thing...

[desertpunk]

MTA vid shows how the L Train got back on track:

[Nexis]

Recent Videos

IND 8th Avenue line At High Street - Brooklyn Bridge

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High Bridge - Brooklyn Bridge by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

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High Bridge - Brooklyn Bridge by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr



IRT Lexington Ave line @ 59th Street

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IRT Lexington Ave line @ 59th Street by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

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IRT Lexington Ave line @ 59th Street by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr



BMT Broadway line @ Times - 42nd Street

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BMT Broadway line @ Times - 42nd Street by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

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BMT Broadway line @ Times - 42nd Street by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr



IND Queens Boulevard line at Seventh Ave

[redbaron_012]

I live as far from New York as you can get...maybe ? almost ? anyway............I want to wish Grand Central Station happy 100 years.............birthday.........is that OK ?

[Uaarkson]

Why wouldn't it be?

Happy belated birthday to the second greatest train station of all time.

[Nikonov_Ivan]

And which train station is the first?

[Aerithia]

Isn't it about time that the biggest economy in the world can atleast get new subway trains? :s

[Nikonov_Ivan]

And to reconstruct or update the stations also

[Renna Hazel]

The subway system has fairly new trains, but the stations are such a dump. I really really hope the city can revamp the subway in the next two decades or so. It's really one of the worst and most outdated that I've used, and I've used many.

[flapane]

I'd settle for better room temperature in the stations (especially when the temperature difference with the A/C'ed rolling stock is awfully high like on summer). MBTA solved somehow by installing fans in some stations.

[Uaarkson]

Originally Posted by Nikonov_Ivan

And which train station is the first?

Penn Station, of course.

[Minnesota Twin]

Originally Posted by Aerithia

Isn't it about time that the biggest economy in the world can atleast get new subway trains? :s

The biggest economy in the world is insolvent and only its creditors (China) keep it in the lifestyle it is accustomed. Unless the federal government cuts its spending it is doomed and will eventually slide further into third world status.

[Minnesota Twin]

Originally Posted by Renna Hazel

The subway system has fairly new trains, but the stations are such a dump. I really really hope the city can revamp the subway in the next two decades or so. It's really one of the worst and most outdated that I've used, and I've used many.

The MTA ought to look at the new trains the PATH has. Very nice to travel in.

[CoCoMilk]

NYC MTA can be a REAL disappointment sometimes. It's dirty and delays are common.

I can't get to Brooklyn from Queens without various transferring.

[Bogframe]

Originally Posted by CoCoMilk

NYC MTA can be a REAL disappointment sometimes. It's dirty and delays are common.

I can't get to Brooklyn from Queens without various transferring.

Take the F or the R