Subways Back On Track After Greenwich Village Manhole Fire, Other Problems
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Straphangers are having a much easier time Friday after the entire subway system was hit with numerous problems Thursday evening, from power outages and a manhole fire to doors that opened onto the tracks.
Shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday, a manhole fire just south of the West 4th Street-Washington Square station damaged signal power cables.
Subway Service Fully Restored After Greenwich Village Manhole Fire
The incident prompted the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to reroute southbound C and E trains to the express tracks up to Canal Street for a period of time. A, B, D, F and M train service was also disrupted, and delays continued on all of the lines as a result, the MTA said.
The R Train was also affected.
Commuters poured in and out of the West 4th St. Greenwich Village station during Friday morning's rush hour -- many said luckily with no major delays.
"No, no problems. Everything was fine," one straphanger told CBS2's Andrea Grymes.
Meanwhile, a power outage that caused signals to go out earlier affected lines across the city, including the No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 lines. Some northbound No. 5 trains were running express from Third Avenue-149th Street to East 180th Street in the Bronx, due to signal problems at West Farms Square-Tremont Avenue.
And passengers on a 42nd Street shuttle train at Times Square-42nd Street were shocked to see the doors open onto the tracks instead of the platform. There were no reports of injuries.
The fire near West 4th Street and Washington Square station damaged power cables, knocking out signals and causing major delays on multiple lines.
Crews worked overnight and service was restored around 3 a.m.
The cause of the manhole fire is under investigation.
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