Gothamist: T.G.I. L-Train-Hazmat-Situation Friday!

Not Amused

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:34:51 -0500

What!!!!! The "L" train was actually in service? I've heard the sound of those "New" trains whirring by and thought it was my imagination . Anyway people don't be fooled by this whole bullshit the MTA pushes . I'm not saying that this wasn't a legit scare and all. Most of these "Police investigations are really farces to cover up the fact that one of those "New" trains malfunctioned . It was a "Police investigation a couple of weeks ago when the "M" train suddly stopped running between Middle Village, and Myrtle Avenue . One of the trackworkers told me what I had already knew . The train passed over one of those switches and malfunctioned and had to shut the entire line down ! MTA politics people !

mihow

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:39:26 -0500

Thanks for that information, Bobby. So the vomiting person on the Manhattan bound train I was on was just a coincidence.

Bobby Cuza NY1

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:19:35 -0500

our website hasn't been updated. as best we can tell, this was just some mace or pepper spray that someone sprayed in the last car of a brooklyn-bound train at 3rd avenue. (probably just dumb kids.) the reason for the massive emergency response is that sick people kept getting off the train at subsequent stops.

cat

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:55:41 -0500

The NY1 website is saying that it was a supicious package at Lorimer street. I must have been on the train just in front, I managed to make it as far as Union Square before the shut down. Why so many conflicting reports?

DogFriedRice

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:52:34 -0500

Funny not.. Might be losing my job and have to take the L-train too... :(

mihow

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:27:32 -0500

Jenblossom linked to this on my site: L Train Info (ABC local write up.) Thought others might like to read it.

Jen

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:17:28 -0500

Ahahaha! You L train haters are SO witty!

Native

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:10:24 -0500

I would be sick also if I had to go to Williamsburg

DogFriedRice

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:50:24 -0500

L train contains possibily the ugliest collection of people ever assembled... They should really toughen the door policy..

mihow

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:46:31 -0500

Thanks, Dan. I guess it could have been pepper spray making everyone sick. Still unsure what made the person on my train vomit, however. Weird, nevertheless.

Dan

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:30:59 -0500

mihow: the exact quote was: me: "Hey, is there a fire down there or something?" fireman: "Not sure, did you see any sick people when you were down there?" I had only just gone down the stairs when the booth dudes were yelling "no service" through a bullhorn.

hr

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:03:50 -0500

L train losers. lol.

mihow

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:02:20 -0500

Ben, you said it. But, I gotta say, Dan's fireman comment is a little weird. Sick people? Huh?

Ben K.

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:58:42 -0500

Mihow: I don't know if it's a rise in threat level, but there is a national election in five weeks! Fear, fear, fear.

mihow

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:50:17 -0500

So, I'm guessing that by the rise in cops seen at several MTA stations over the past week, they got some kind of new threat report or something. Grand Central had a huge presence as well and the Graham Street station had several police checking bags this week.

tien

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:29:04 -0500

i actually walked into the station from the G train and saw the brooklyn bound L stopped at the station. the conductor said there was a woman choking, which is why the train was stopped. from reading your vomit account, it seems like you were going to manhattan.

mihow

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:21:01 -0500

tien, I think we may have been on the same train. Or you were one behind me, which would have really sucked. But at least you weren't on Vomit Car. Oh lordy.

Jen

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:18:23 -0500

We heard about the L situation from Tien and from some unconfirmed reports. About 20 minutes later, I went to the MTA site, which said the L was down.

tien

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:17:44 -0500

the conductor was all, "i don't know what the fuck it was," when he was talking about what "went off."

beth

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:13:46 -0500

This is where to go for breaking service announcements: http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/alert/alertnyct.htm

Dan

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:08:41 -0500

they shut down the 1st ave L too, there were about 6 trucks blocking 14th and 1st. I had to walk to union sq to get a train. oh well, at least it didn't rain

mihow

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:52:59 -0500

Crash? I was on the train that got stuck between Lorimer and Bedford. It was awful but that's because someone vomited in my car (who actually got off at lorimer) and we were forced to sit there and smell it. Not sure what was going on at Lorimer but the police presence was huge.

grrr

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:47:08 -0500

i already skipped class too many times for this crap! we need more efficient bullet trains or magnetic ones that dont crash

shane

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:42:59 -0500

Where on the MTA's website did you find that? I can never find anything current there; just those weekly service advisories that are also posted in the stations.