A Manhattan-bound 7 train in Queens was suspended for nearly two hours on Monday morning after a conductor noticed smoke rising along the track’s third rail. The train was traveling underground at the time, carrying 542 passengers.
BREAKING; BIG problems in the #7 train, heading here now #queens @ABC7NY @JohncitoMoreno pic.twitter.com/f808tXPNCH
— Kemberly Richardson (@kemrichardson7) April 6, 2015
By 10:00 AM, the passengers were rescued and taken to Grand Central Station. By 10:30 AM, service resumed, but continued delays were expected on the 7, N, R and Q lines. No one was injured, but one woman sought medical help after reportedly feeling faint.
DNAinfo reports that “The contact shoe of a Queensbound train touched the third rail protection board and created a smoke condition that stalled the train mid-tunnel about 8:41 a.m., the MTA said.”
(Photo: Brian)
