NYC Subway Delays: 7 Lines Slammed By Rush-Hour Problems

NEW YORK, NY — Problems with trains slammed seven subway lines with delays and service changes during the Friday morning rush hour. The A, C, E, B, D, F and M lines were impacted by a work train getting stuck in a tunnel and a train's brakes being tripped in Harlem, according to the MTA.

New York City Transit advised commuters to take the 1, 2 or 3 line in Manhattan or the R between Manhattan and Brooklyn if possible.

The MTA warned of "considerable delays and some reroutes" for southbound A, C and E trains after the work train's woes halted southbound A and C service south of West Fourth Street in Manhattan.

A rescue train arrived just before 8 a.m. to try and pull the stalled train out of the tube between Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York City Transit said on Twitter.

"This effort may require two rescue trains because of the weight of the diesel engines and the cars carrying continuous welded rail," the agency tweeted.

The problem forced southbound A and C trains to run on the F line from West Fourth Street to Jay Street-MetroTech in Brooklyn, the MTA said. That meant no southbound service at on those lines Canal Street, Spring Street or High Street.

Some northbound M trains are also ending at Essex Street, the MTA said.

That's not all — a train's brakes being automatically activated at 125th Street forced northbound B and C trains to run express from Columbus Circle to 125th Street, the MTA said. The agency added that it's investigating the cause of the incident, which delayed northbound A, B, C and D service.

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