A loss of electrical power to the subway signals beneath West 4th Street in Manhattan stranded trains underground Tuesday morning, the Daily News has learned.
The loss in power caused a string of red signals from north of West 4th St. to Spring St., causing havoc on the A and C lines, with scattered outages on the B, D, F and M trains as well, transit sources told The News.
The outage was first reported shortly after 8:30 a.m. MTA crews had begun supplementing the system with a generator truck around 9:30 a.m.
An unknown number of trains were stranded underground by the outage, unable to move against a red signal. Since power to the trains comes from the third rail, which was unaffected, multiple sources told the News that air conditioning aboard the stranded subways was unaffected.
As of 10 a.m., all stranded trains had been able to move out of the affected area, an MTA spokesperson said.
Service on the B and C trains remained suspended, and severe delays were reported on the A, E and D trains. F trains were rerouted along the G line and the E line, causing delays on the Crosstown line in Brooklyn, and M train service was suspended between Delancey St.-Essex St. in Manhattan and Forest Hills-71 Ave. in Queens.
The cause of the outage remained under investigation Tuesday morning.
This is a developing story.
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