Thursday, August 27, 2009

F Train Subway Delays Cause Long Lines At Roosevelt Island Tram This Morning

Image by Robstaro from Twitpic

There were delays on the F train this morning causing long lines at the Roosevelt Island Tram as residents were trying to get off Roosevelt Island. One Roosevelt Islander caught in this delay Twittered the resulting lines at the Roosevelt Island Tram:
Roosevelt Island tram stop. F train down, so intense line.
According to this MTA Service Alert, the delay was caused by:
Posted on:8/27/2009 10:59:13 AM

Due to ongoing signal problems at the 47-50th Street-Rockefeller Center Station, Lower East Side-bound trains are running on the line from the 5th Avenue/53rd Street Station to the West 4th Street-Washington Square Station.

Please expect delays in service on the and trains at this time....
Here are other instances of F train delays causing long lines for the Roosevelt Island Tram.

1 comments :

Anonymous said...

I caught an F just before the problem started. We got to 63rd Street, then sat in the tunnel between 63rd St and 57th St for almost an hour.