The MTA said the heavy rainfall caused scattered delays in upper Manhattan and the Bronx.Ī Brooklyn station, however, was also drenched from the downpour.Ī column of water gushed onto the edge of the train platform inside Jefferson Street L train station, video posted by the Subway Creatures Twitter account shows. MTA crews were pumping out the water from the tracks and assessing the damage late Monday evening.Ī, B and C trains were slowed in both directions as the crews worked. Up to 14 inches of water flooded the roadbed and impacted the third rail that provides electrical power to the subway trains, according to the MTA.Ībove ground, some Washington Heights streets resembled rivers, including Nagle Avenue, where the water reached the top of cars’ tires, according to photos posted by News 12 Bronx. Train service was suspended at three upper Manhattan stations - Inwood – 207th Street, Dyckman Street and 190th Street - due to the sheer amount of water that flooded the Dyckman Street station, officials said.ĭramatic video posted to Twitter shows rainwater pouring from the Washington Heights station’s ceiling onto the subway platform and tracks below. Heavy downpours battered the city on Monday, turning at least two subway stations into urban waterfalls and causing travel headaches as trains were delayed from the deluge. When it rains, it pours in the Big Apple - even underground. Tennessee residents dig out after severe weekend storms killed 6 people and tore through neighborhoods Powerful pre-holiday storm to pound 20 states, slow early Christmas travel for millions up East CoastĬoastal storm could slow early Christmas travel along East Coast next weekĬyclone Jasper crosses Australia’s east coast as category 2 storm with 87 mph winds
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