NYC Subway Delays: Signal Problems Screw Up 8 Lines

NEW YORK, NY — Signal problems screwed up commutes on eight subway lines Thursday morning while an FDNY investigation hampered five others. Canarsie-bound L trains were delayed by signal problems at Montrose Avenue in Brooklyn as of 8:45 a.m., according to a New York City Transit alert.

Additionally, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains were delayed as of about 8:50 a.m. while the FDNY investigated "the source of smoke" at 96th Street, according to the MTA.

That issue was resolved, but a loss of power between Franklin and Atlantic avenues in Brooklyn delayed 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains in both directions about half an hour later, the MTA said.

More signal issues at Dekalb Avenue in Brooklyn smacked the B, Q, D and N lines with delays, the MTA said. The problems briefly forced some southbound B trains to run on the D line and some southbound Q trains to run on the N line, but the MTA said normal service resusmed as of 8:25 a.m.

Signal woes at the Broadway-Lafayette stop in Manhattan delayed southbound F and M trains, the MTA said, though service had resumed as of about 8:20 a.m. Southbound F trains were also affected by signal problems at Kings Highway in Brooklyn.

Southbound A train commutes were rankled by signal problems at the Utica Avenue stop in Brooklyn. Those issues still hadn't been resolved as of about 8:30 a.m.

Straphangers were not pleased as the various problems messed up a total of 13 subway lines during the morning rush.

"I left early this morning and still gonna be late to where I need to be," Brian Dunn wrote on Twitter. "And you want to increase fares.. you are literally the worst organization on this planet."

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