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MTA WORKER BURNED AFTER CONTACT WITH THIRD RAIL AT 72ND STREET; TRAINS SHUT DOWN

July 11, 2012 | 10:54 PM - Updated on July 12, 2012 | 12:07 AM
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An MTA worker was injured after striking the third rail in the 72nd Street subway station around 8 p.m. on Wednesday night, NYPD tells us. The worker was taken to New York hospital. The 1, 2, and 3 lines were shut down for about an hour, and five trains were apparently stuck in tunnels during that period.

We’ve gotten numerous tips about a massive emergency response to the scene. Earlier in the day, the 1, 2 and 3 were experiencing delays because of “signal problems.” The injured worker may have been attempting to address those problems. Update: ABC News now says that the worker suffered serious burns while working on the signal problem. His injuries weren’t considered life-threatening.

Because the MTA’s Fastrack repair program has shut down parts of the C line, the neighborhood was without much subway coverage this evening, as New York Times reporter Mike Grynbaum wrote on twitter:

MTA’s “Fastrack” = entire West Side of Manhattan without subways this evening. No real contingency if 1/2/3 has problems, like tonight.

— Mike Grynbaum (@grynbaum) July 12, 2012

Some passengers stuck in the tunnels were confused as to the reason:

Soooo I’ve been stuck in a tunnel on the train for an hour now…. #stuckonthe3train

— Carmen (@carmatplay) July 12, 2012

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