It was a normal commute this evening until I got to Times Square and tried to board the beloved #7 train. There was an announcement that there were signal problems on the #7 so I decided to walk over to 8th Avenue and 42nd Street to take the E to Roosevelt and 74th Street. When I got there we were informed that there was no power at 90th Street and that all service would stop at 74th Street. I had to think out my options:
- Wait until the delay ended
- Walk to Northern Blvd and 74th Street to take the 66 Bus to Flushing (it was raining)
- Take the #7 back to 61st Street and take the LIRR to Flushing.
I chose option #3. The platform on the LIRR Port Washington Line was very crowded but I was able to get on the scheduled 6:07 train. After much aggravation I arrived home at 6:50 PM after leaving work at 4:00 PM. As of now (8:50 PM) there are still problems.
Please read this report from the Wall Street Journal blog.
For years there has been problems on the #7 line but they have working on the tracks and signals all this time. Hey MTA what gives here. We deserve better service than this.