From: dannyb@panix.com   
      
   adding NYS press release link at end   
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   Con Ed (electical utility) had a system wide very short hiccup.   
      
   The NYC subway "Rail Control Center", a fortress structure   
   near midtown built 1985ish to, well, control everything (much,   
   much, more advanced than the ones shown in The Taking   
   of Pelham 1-2-3) was kicked.  Emergency power, etc.,   
   came on, but....   
      
   While the subway system itself had full 3rd rail power   
   along with station lighting, etc., the control signals   
   for half the lines were dead for _hours_, meaning trains   
   were stuck on the trackbed, with passengers stuck   
   inside as well.   
      
   (There's really no excuse for not crawling, slowly,   
   to the next station).   
      
   Anyway...   
      
   [NY Post with the Governor's report]   
      
       MTA worker sparked mayhem on 8 subway lines, Hochul finds   
      
   An MTA worker accidentally pressing a button "most likely" caused the massive   
   disruption of subway service for hours on multiple lines last month, an outside   
   investigation ordered by Gov. Kathy Hochul found.   
      
   The reports, conducted by a pair of engineering firms, revealed that the loss   
   of power at the New York City Transit Rail Control Center was caused by a   
   manual off switch on one of the building's power distribution units, according   
   to a press release from the governor.   
      
   The findings suggest that the emergency push button might have been mistakenly   
   pressed, since a plastic protector designed to prevent accidental activation of   
   it was missing, according to the summary of the investigation.   
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   rest:   
   https://nypost.com/2021/09/10/mta-worker-sparked-mayhem-on-8-sub   
   ay-lines-hochul-finds/   
      
   NYS government press release:   
   https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/WSP_Key_   
   indings_Summary-for_release.pdf   
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