UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) – A subway train crashed into a metal object in Manhattan on Monday, according to the MTA.
It happened near the 59th Street subway station around 9:40 a.m. The train ran over the object, causing smoke, according to the MTA.
The agency said 500 straphangers were evacuated and put onto a rescue train heading toward 68th Street. The train that ran over the object has been removed from service for inspection.
Multiple subwaylines were rerouted as a result, but are now running with delays. Downtown No. 5 trains ran on the No. 2 line from 149th Street-Grand Central to Nevins Street, and downtown No. 6 trains were express from 125th Street to Grand Central-42nd Street, according to the MTA…