Tree Falls Onto D Train Tracks In Sunset Park, Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Trains were snagged in Sunset Park, Brooklyn Sunday afternoon after a tree crashed down onto the D Train tracks.
Limbs from the tree fell onto the subway tracks near Ninth Avenue, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The D Train runs in an open-air trench in the area.
Service changes are in effect on the D and N lines as we work to remove a tree that has fallen across the tracks near 9 Av. pic.twitter.com/SYNLpfiYyX
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D and N trains were both subject to service changes while crews worked to cut and remove the tree branches. D trains were running express between 36th and 62nd streets.
Crews are working to cut and remove tree branches from the tracks at 9 Av. While we work, service changes are in effect on the D & N. pic.twitter.com/dvmWH8NZ9d
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The MTA advised commuters to allow additional travel time.