A Manhattan 7 train passed over the unidentified object shortly after it left Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue Station in Long Island City at about 5:30 p.m., FDNY Deputy Chief Francis McCarthy said in an interview. Press. Smoke filled the subway cars after the collision. A rescue train was sent to transport the trapped passengers back to the station, officials said. No injuries were reported. Hearing the initial reports of people allegedly walking on the rails, the power went out for a while. When the reports were found to be untrue, power was restored so that correspondents could evacuate passengers. “Once it was confirmed that no one was on the lines, we had to turn on the power again and bring the rescue train out there to rescue the people trapped in the tunnel,” McCarthy told reporters. Police are investigating whether the object was intentionally placed on the rails. FDNY evacuates straphangers at Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue station in Queens. Wayne Carrington Passengers trapped on the train are allowed to leave the station. Wayne Carrington Passengers leave the train at Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue Station.
