Subway Delays Continue Into Tuesday Morning Commute

NEW YORK, NY — The breakdowns that caused Monday night's hellish subway commute in New York City are still affecting service Tuesday morning as New Yorkers head to work, according to MTA officials.

Delays and service changes were reported on at least 12 subway lines Tuesday morning as the system was plagued by signal problems, train breakdowns and repairs to track infrastructure, according to the MTA.

The main culprit of Monday's transit nightmare, a broken switch at the Franklin Avenue stop in Brooklyn, wasn't fully repaired until after 7:30 a.m., MTA officials said. After the repairs were done, 2, 3, 4 and 5 train service resumed with delays, but the transit authority was warning passengers to "expect long waits" as trains resume a normal schedule.

The switch malfunction at Franklin Avenue was first reported around 1 p.m. Monday.

Subway lines that often serve as alternatives to the 2, 3, 4 and 5 were also bogged down Tuesday morning. Manhattan-bound A trains were delayed by a train with mechanical problems at Rockaway Parkway-Beach 116 Street and B, D, F, N and Q trains were delayed by signal problems at Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue. A signal problem at the Prospect Park station also forced B and Q trains to run at slower speeds, according to the MTA.

The New York City subway system has had a rough couple of days, starting with a computer failure that brought seven lines — the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 42nd Street shuttle — to a "total stoppage" for as long as 90 minutes on Friday.