7online: 7 train being pulled into Queensboro Plaza after losing power

[RailRunRob]

^^^^^^^^^^This man wins the prize for the correct answer!!!!

RTO do they put scrapers on 3rd rail shoes of trains here in NYC? or just like a de-icer car especially for that?

[azspeedbullet]

 

Flushing Line Update

 

Flushing Line #7 service remains suspended between 42nd St – Times Square and 74th St – Broadway. Limited Shuttle Train service is running between Flushing- Main St and 74th St and Shuttle Bus service is operating in Long Island City and between Long Island City and Jackson Heights providing service to closed stations.

 

Crews have been hard at work since this morning trying to clear the rails of over a ¼” of ice which hampered service following an earlier incident involving a train at Queensboro Plaza. The ice was the result of freezing rain combined with falling temperatures that socked the Northern part of Queens with a quarter inch of liquid precipitation between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. while temperatures dropped 5 degrees as registered at nearby LaGuardia Airport. While attempting to clear the original incident, power had to be removed forcing all trains on the line to come to a halt, allowing the freezing rail to coat the rails.

 

Tonight, test trains outfitted with scraper shoes have been running along the rails between Queenboro Plaza and 74th St – Broadway in an attempt to break up the build-up of ice. All cars that operate along the #7 line have been outfitted with scraper shoes in preparation for operating service along the entire line on Tuesday.

 

We currently have no time table for the restoration of full service along the Flushing Line. Monitor www.mta.info for the latest information

 

Photo: Ice buildup on 3rd Rail at 33rd St – Rawson Ave from earlier Monday.

 

from MTA facebook page

[RailRunRob]

Wow definitely no contact there.. okay that answers my question with the. scraper

[azspeedbullet]

 

Service Change  Posted: 02/03/2015  6:30AM

 

Following an earlier incident in the vicinity of Queensboro Plaza,

The following service changes are in effect:

 

There is no express service and fewer trains on the line.

There is limited train service between Times Square-42 St and Flushing-Main St.

train service will operate local between Flushing-Main St and Times Square-42 St in both directions on the morning of February 3, 2015.

Please allow extra time for your commute.

Expect delays and crowding.

If possible, transfer at 74 St-Broadway for , , and service into Manhattan.

Allow additional travel time.

 

 

Looks the 7 train is slowly running

[Quill Depot]

Ok cool it's back up and running.

[dp142]

Do they add scrapers to 3rd rail shoes here in NYC to trains?  I know this to be the practice on some railroads.

At one time (not sure if they still do) Worktrains, because the are diesel powered, were outfitted with train shoes that looked like a large hairbrush underneath that would go along the contact rail in an effort to scrape the ice off.