Posted on 06/27/17
| News Source: YWN
A subway car derailed in Manhattan Tuesday morning, causing at least 3 minor injuries, authorities said.
The A train derailed near 125th Street along St. Nicholas Avenue at around 9:48AM.
FDNY is on the scene with a third alarm response and reporting that one train car derailed and all passengers have evacuated. Rescue units are conducting searches, with the current patient count at four – all with with minor injuries.
The derailment caused a power outage affecting the A/B/C/D line between 125th street and 145th Street, which caused some trains to be stuck in the tunnel with passengers aboard.
“We were on the express track from 145th to 125th… All of a sudden it was like the train just started like banging against the walls of the tunnel,” one passenger told CBS2’s Emily Smith. “It was going up and down. It was sort of like a runaway roller coaster — like a bucking horse.”
Photos posted to social media show passengers walking along the tracks in a dark subway tunnel, using their phone flashlights as a guide. Firefighters are seen illuminating the way. The MTA urged stranded riders on other trains not to get off their subways and to wait for directions from crew.
Derailment at near full speed, coming into 125. Passengers in the air, sparks from hitting the western wall of the tunnel.
— Ben MacKrell (@McKrell84) June 27, 2017
Just got evacuated from a smoke filled train in probably the most terrifying 15 minutes of my NYC life
— רח׳׳ל (@RokhlK) June 27, 2017
Meanwhile on the A train this morning. pic.twitter.com/AdyM1ohSKz
— N.RI.K (@nrik_nyc) June 27, 2017
This morning's commute was filled with smoke and genuine fear. #mta #atrain #nycpic.twitter.com/h4oWxnHh6a
— Sarah Cline (@sarahcline) June 27, 2017
The derailment caused serious disruptions, including:
No A train service between Jay Street-MetroTech and Inwood-207 Street in both directions
B train service was suspended between Brighton Beach and 145 Street in both directions
C train service was suspended between Euclid Ave. and 168th Street in both directions
D train service between 42nd Street-Bryant Park and 161 Street-Yankee Stadium in both directions
Shuttle D train service was available between 161st Street-Yankee Stadium and Inwood-205 Street in both directions.
Additional delays were expected on the A, B, C, D, E, and F lines.