NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Massive flooding caused by the intense Ida flood flooded the mass transportation systems in New York and New Jersey.
The MTA slowly rolled back the New York subway system Thursday morning after numerous outages, while almost all of NJ TRANSIT’s rail service remained suspended.
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.@MTA Service update. Gradually, more limited capacity online trains are reappearing. @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/BGfhOOFKxz
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The only NJ TRANSIT rail service running Thursday morning was the Atlantic City Rail Line.
However, there was good news for Long Island Rail Road drivers. Service had been restored on all lines, with delays except the Port Washington branch.
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The Metro-North service remains suspended because of Wednesday’s storm damage was assessed.
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Ida’s historic rainfall left many travelers stranded Wednesday night across the area of the three states.
⚠️All rail service remains suspended, with the exception of the Atlantic City Rail Line, which continues to operate. The railway service will remain suspended until the full damage assessment is completed and the necessary inspections are carried out. pic.twitter.com/87kDzYFvyl
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Some were stranded on trains, waiting for hours.
“The power is out. No air conditioning, no electricity or electricity. No water, no lights. I think there’s a bathroom that works, ”Colleen Hartnect told Cory James of CBS2.
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The list goes on for Hartnect and dozens of others on NJ Transit’s 388 train. They were stranded for almost 10 hours after heavy storms flooded the tracks.
“Firefighters arrived recently, but said they don’t think they will make us go down until the water subsides,” he said. “Very frustrating. Everyone stops working, because people can’t start working in the morning. “
A CBS2 spectator on the same train sent a video of rescue crews walking down to their knees with flashlights. When he asked for an update, he said he was told, “Even though the rain has stopped, we are still 4 feet deep in the water.”
It was a similar story to Metro-North, where Chase Smith took a train from New York City to New Haven, Connecticut, at 9 p.m.
Thursday at four in the morning, it was still stranded with about 100 more passengers.
“We were told we could no longer move forward because of the felled trees,” he told James.
Smith said the emergency exit to the train was opened at one point, but they were told firefighters could not rescue them because first aid did not know if there was still electricity on the track.
“I don’t remember flooding like that at the MTA in my memory, so I guess it happens,” he told James.
Long Island Rail Road suspended train service due to weather conditions.
It is unclear how many people are unemployed and when services will resume for all systems.
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