A power-related issue in Queens caused LIRR trains to be suspended, leaving riders waiting -- either on a stopped train or in the station.
We pulled together some of the most interesting rants we saw posted Wednesday morning:
@LIRR 108 minutes late?! What's the record?? #LIRR
— Cliff Gabel (@CliffGabel) September 2, 2015
By the time I get to work, my coworkers will be eating lunch. #LIRR
— Kimi Stewart (@caribgirl6) September 2, 2015
If a tree falls in the forest, it may or may not make a sound, but one thing's for sure... It will delay the #LIRR. #TryingToBeZen
— Mike Levak LHH (@ICanC4Isles) September 2, 2015
#LIRR - #Failroad just posted "The LIRR is averaging delays of 80 minutes system-wide". 80 minutes? That's not a delay. It's a black hole.
— lee rosenthal (@leerosenthal) September 2, 2015
Our @LIRR conductor going car by car, telling passengers that he has no info for us. "The E is a horror show." pic.twitter.com/lRwTOAq6aj
— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) September 2, 2015
The delays prompted some people post celebratory selfies when they finally made it to their destination:
I finally made it to Penn Station. Only took 2+ hours. #LIRR pic.twitter.com/ifmNZaMR6M
— Dani Klein (@YeahThatsKosher) September 2, 2015
The huge quantity of tweets caused #LIRR to trend nationally on Twitter:
#LIRR is the #1 trend on Twitter. (not for a good reason) #DelayedForDays
— James Kirby (@K1rbUrNthusiasm) September 2, 2015
When #LIRR is trending... my heart drops and I think of that conductor who said "we're operating in chaos mode, call your families now."
— Geetika Rudra (@GGGeetika) September 2, 2015
you guys are tweeting the crap out of this #LIRR shutdown. nice job
— Don Steele (@donsteele) September 2, 2015
Some riders found "friends" to help them get through the experience:
lol at #LIRR trending on twitter. at least I have this guy to keep me company #krispykreme #arrrrr pic.twitter.com/dYWdJMVkkt
— Paula H. (@hellopaulalaa) September 2, 2015
There's no shortage of crowded train station photos:
NO CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. Totally unsafe. 3+ hrs to get to Jamaica and then turn back to LB #LIRR pic.twitter.com/J98kBKZnn5
— Beerlancers Union (@BeerlancerUnion) September 2, 2015
Everyone crowded on the first #LIRR to Penn in hours pic.twitter.com/oDB6GKfX2K
— Brandon Lewis (@blewis1103) September 2, 2015
This is what's going on here at Jamaica Station. No #lirr train to penn. pic.twitter.com/J9CKKPCWxQ
— Jessica Formoso (@JessicaFormoso) September 2, 2015
#lirr Smhhh!!! Why dont #MTA has backup system!!!! #mymorningcommute #mtasucks pic.twitter.com/IGQjfScAPT
— Ali Mehar (@kingali21) September 2, 2015
Or just people just waiting for their train:
@ABC7NY waiting at Hicksville station. #LIRR I left an hour ago and have only gotten one station into my commute pic.twitter.com/8LY0nGEo2q
— Kate Robertson (@krobertson130) September 2, 2015
One positive: Some used the delay to catch up on some sleep:
@ABC7NY @LIRR greatest two hour nap of my life #Optimistic pic.twitter.com/kIhdBwTh9L
— Bee Farl (@bee_farl) September 2, 2015
What's your morning commute story? Let us know via the comment box below or on Twitter using the hashtag #abc7NY
