Metro North service suspended after Harlem building collapse

[CHamilton]

2 dead, 15 hurt in building collapse in Harlem

NEW YORK -- At least two women were killed and up to 15 people injured Wednesday in an explosion that leveled two five-story buildings in East Harlem.

Police described the injuries among the 15 as minor. ...

Con Edison, the New York utilities company, had been called to the area to check a possible gas leak just before the explosion, CNN reported....

Metro-North service was suspended, officials said, since debris from the building -- reportedly five or six stories tall -- landed on the elevated train tracks, The New York Times reported.

 

[the_traveler]

For those semi-familiar, the building was right next to the tracks leading to the Park Avenue Tunnel into Grand Central Terminal. Some of the debris fell on the tracks.

 

[jis]

Some service restored as of 4:30pm

http://mta.info/supplemental/mnr/mnr_weather_info.html

[SIZE=12pt]Metro-North Restores Limited New Haven and Harlem Line Service; Limited Hudson Line Accessible by Subways[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]For this evening, Metro-North is restoring some New Haven and Harlem Line service from Grand Central Terminal after an explosion and building collapse next to the Park Avenue viaduct.

Customers who use the Hudson Line should take the B, D or 4 subway lines to 161 St and walk to Metro-North's Yankees - East 153rd Street station. [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]Workers from the subway and Metro-North will assist customers to walk west from the B, D and 4 subway station at 161 St. to the Metro-North?s Yankees - East 153rd Street station for service to points north.

Train service is limited by the number of tracks that have been cleared of debris, tested for integrity and approved for operations by Metro-North and the New York Fire Department (FDNY). Train speeds may also be reduced to protect nearby railroad workers and to limit vibrations at the explosion site. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Of the four tracks on the Park Avenue viaduct, the two farthest from the explosion site have been restored to service. As more tracks are restored, the level of train service will increase. [/SIZE]

 

[Dutchrailnut]

Service is back to normal on all 3 lines, slight delays due to reduced speed in area, and trains are congested.