Traffic & Transit
Service Delays Persist A Day After Power Outage In Forest Hills
There are still major train delays across Queens on the E, F, M, and R lines a day after subway signal service went dark in Forest Hills.
FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — Subway service is delayed across Queens following a power outage on Monday.
At around 2:45 p.m. on Monday, a power outage caused the signaling system at the Forest Hills-71 Avenue subway station to go dark, prompting hours of limited service and delays on the E, F, M, and R trains across Queens, ABC News reported.
On Tuesday around 11:30 a.m., the transit authority reported that the four train lines are making all stops, but riders should still "expect delays in both directions as we get trains back on schedule."
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A half hour later the MTA said that F trains are partially suspended and delayed due to a separate signal problem at the Bergen Street subway station.
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The cause of the power outage remains unknown, ABC News reported.
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