Now it's MNRR's turn to experience the burn (literally)

[LRG 217]

Service remains temporarily suspended into and out of Grand Central due to a fire in the vicinity of the E. 138th Street Bridge.

 

Outbound customers departing Grand Central are advised to take New York City Transit's 4 or D train to E. 161 Street where they can transfer to a Harlem, Hudson or New Haven Line train at Yankees-E. 153rd Street Station.

 

Currently, Metro-North is providing hourly inbound service. Customers traveling to Grand Central are advised to do the following:

 

Hudson Line--Take a Hudson Line train to Yankees-E. 153rd Street Station and transfer to the 4 or D subway line.

 

Harlem and New Haven Lines--Take a train to Woodlawn Station for the 2 subway line or Yankees-E. 153rd Street for the 4 or D subway line.

 

During this incident, New York City Transit is honoring Metro-North tickets.

 

Link: http://mta.info/status/serviceStatus.html

 

Now Metro-North is FUBARed...can't the railroads get a break?

[mark1447 685]

Seems to have resumed with delays. Never seen the Park avenue bridge get into this issue..

 

Wonder if most inbound train from the Harlem/NH Line ended at 153rd St station via Mott Haven wye. And others at Melrose.. but idk.

[ripple 5]

Still no word on what started this? I am surprised since I pass over this bridge twice a day and see the surveillance cameras on those protective piers.

[NYCTrainFan95 1]

 

Still no word on what started this? I am surprised since I pass over this bridge twice a day and see the surveillance cameras on those protective piers.

It apparently was a transformer fire.

[ChoChoTrain 0]

rumor has it that a third rail arc ignited creosote on fendering. Luckily the wind was blowing away from the bridge