There are 43 million gallons of water in "each" flooded subway tunnel, according to the MTA. I'm not sure if that means 43 million gallons total, or 43 million gallons individually in each tunnel. The good news: they've gotten the water out of much of the tunnels, and they've already checked enough track to be able to re-open a sizable but limited portion of the Subway.
The 4/5/6, which carriers most of the financial industry's workers to wall street every day, is back up and running, at least to grand central, but only on the local track. Limited LIRR and Access-A-Ride services will be back up as well.
Here's the full info, straight from the MTA, on what is running where and when:
http://www.mta.info/.... Here's a map that someone else made: (Scribd).
I was right about this being a nightmare for our infrastructure. Governor Cuomo has said that ConEd won't be able to get power back up for most of lower Manhattan until those subway tunnels get clear of water. Much of ConEd's equipment is in those tunnels.
Still, I am shocked that parts of the Subway are back up.
Our MTA Workers are the best in the world. Even the London Tube closes from time to time. But the only way that the New York City subway closes, ever, is because occasionally we have the worst storm in the history of the eastern seaboard.
It only took these amazing people two days to get parts of our subway system back up and running.
After this:
So Bravo MTA, I am in awe of you guys.
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