Monday, May 5, 2014

Normal Service Resumes on Queens Line Affected by Derailment


Things are back to normal for subway commuters in Queens today after Friday’s derailment in Woodside.


Regular service resumed on the E, F, M, and R lines along Queens Boulevard this morning.


E and F trains ran local and the R was suspended in Queens over the weekend after a Manhattan-bound F train jumped the tracks near the 65th Street station.


Straphangers we spoke with say they’re glad to have their regular service back.


“I was pretty impressed by that, cause I thought it would be out for a week,” said one straphanger.


“I’m happy that normal service is back on. I know there was injuries, but Friday was a big delay to get home,” said another straphanger.


The MTA says the derailment was caused by a small fracture in the rail under the train.


The agency says the rail was manufactured last November and installed in March.


It was removed and sent for testing.





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