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MTA statement on the (7) Flushing Line Incident... ¼" icing on the rails

Posted by GOlD_12tH on Mon Feb 2 22:54:15 2015

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Flushing Line Update

Flushing Line #7 service remains suspended between 42nd St – Times Square and 74th St – Broadway. Limited Shuttle Train service is running between Flushing- Main St and 74th St and Shuttle Bus service is operating in Long Island City and between Long Island City and Jackson Heights providing service to closed stations.

Crews have been hard at work since this morning trying to clear the rails of over a ¼” of ice which hampered service following an earlier incident involving a train at Queensboro Plaza. The ice was the result of freezing rain combined with falling temperatures that socked the Northern part of Queens with a quarter inch of liquid precipitation between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. while temperatures dropped 5 degrees as registered at nearby LaGuardia Airport. While attempting to clear the original incident, power had to be removed forcing all trains on the line to come to a halt, allowing the freezing rail to coat the rails.

Tonight, test trains outfitted with scraper shoes have been running along the rails between Queenboro Plaza and 74th St – Broadway in an attempt to break up the build-up of ice. All cars that operate along the #7 line have been outfitted with scraper shoes in preparation for operating service along the entire line on Tuesday.

We currently have no time table for the restoration of full service along the Flushing Line. Monitor www.mta.info for the latest information

Photo: Ice buildup on 3rd Rail at 33rd St – Rawson Ave from earlier Monday.


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no mention of the umbrella story?

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Re: MTA statement on the (7) Flushing Line Incident... ¼'' icing on the rails

Posted by Wallyhorse on Tue Feb 3 02:38:35 2015, in response to MTA statement on the (7) Flushing Line Incident... ¼" icing on the rails, posted by GOlD_12tH on Mon Feb 2 22:54:15 2015.

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That is what happens when we we have 1/4" inch of ICE, which can be WAY WORSE than even 3-4 FEET of snow because ice buildup can cause problems far worse than snow ever did. The combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain made for some real messy conditions that likely were worse than anything last week's snowstorm could have done.

Of course, the person who dropped the umbrella is likely the person really responsible for what happened.

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