If you’ve not already left home and are wondering if something is up with the N, it is! Overhead wires ooutside the Sunset Tunnel (!) apparently failed, causing a power loss for the N. Passengers report being stuck in the tunnel:
Hey @sfmta_muni! I was on @njudah stuck in the tunnel.They turned off aircon & no one escorted us off. We had 2 manually open door ourselves
— BDub (@BellaSFnative) April 19, 2016
Hoodline and the Chronicle have additional coverage. Once the dust settles from the repairs, a question needs to be asked – how could this happen after all that work being done on the Sunset Tunnel, and does this mean more weekend shutdowns to prevent a commute time failure in the future?
And here I was just glad the SFTMA finally built the speed bumps that we waited a year for after approval, yesterday….
UPDATE: Obviously, for the latest, Twitter is your friend. Here are a few notable tweets from throughout the morning:
Reader Michelle’s daughter was on the N this morning and had this to report. :
10 yr old got caught alone in the N Judah meltdown. She did all the right things and I managed not to TOTALLY FREAK THE EFF OUT
— miche (@michesf) April 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/michesf/status/722453228760109056
thank you, gangster. cause @sfmta_muni personnel didn't seem to help her.
[now I wonder what image = 'gangster' to her]
— miche (@michesf) April 19, 2016
Reader Bella had this to add to her dispatch from the stuck train:
@njudah No kidding. No aircon for 20 mins. Had to open the door ourselves. Felt bad for the elderly lady b/c they didn't even lower stairs.
— BDub (@BellaSFnative) April 19, 2016
Reader Lola32 seemed to agree with the blog’s assessment of the morning nonsense:
@njudah exactly! Ya think with all the work they've been doing & the constant weekend closures! Super annoyed this am!
— Lola (@lola32) April 19, 2016
and of course, Twitter user Bill had the tweet of the day, which I saw on KTVU morning news!
Sparks at N Judah line at duboce park. Line appears down. Firefighters at scene. @KTVU pic.twitter.com/6iAUoKAOuN
— Bill Spangler (@bspang3) April 19, 2016