R Subway Train’s Return Is Still Weeks Away

Subway service on the R train from Brooklyn Heights may not be returning before the end of the year. According to MTA in the New York Daily News, “The line’s Montague Street Tunnel, which connects Brooklyn and Manhattan, saw more flooding than any of the eight subway tubes inundated by superstorm Sandy.”

In addition, “Water from an unprecedented sea surge cascaded down a tunnel ventilation shaft at the southern tip of Manhattan, and it rushed down the stairs of the Whitehall St./South Ferry station. The volume of water in the tunnel was so great it extended up a steep incline into Brooklyn Heights, about four blocks from the riverbank. It stopped about 500 feet from Court Street station.”

MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota says, “That’s a long distance and the water was floor to ceiling. “The tunnel and the equipment was severely damaged.” NYC Transit President Thomas Prendergast said it will probably take at least two or three weeks to repair and replace signals, signal relays and other equipment. (Photo: The Brooklyn Paper)

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  • skunky

    maybe they can scrub down the nasty-ass walls of the Court St. station while they’re dealing with the tunnel?

  • Scrambler

    The Court St station is one of the most disgusting stations in the city.

  • Teddy

    It would be great if they used this opportunity to clean the Court St. station.

  • Straphanger

    Too bad someone didn’t think of dumping in loads of detergent powder when the water was flooding in thereby self-cleaning the station.

    You KNOW I’m kidding……