Muni delays due to derailed N Judah at Church and Duboce


Photo by Jerold Chinn

Update:
SF Public Press reporter Jerold Chinn reports that service actually didn’t return until around 1 a.m. the next morning.

The Examiner reports that light rail service returned to the tracks around 8:20 p.m.

Update 8:04 p.m.
Check out SFMTA’s alternative routes.

Original post:
Our Twitter followers and Transit511 alerts us that the J and N lines are delayed due to a derailed outbound N-Judah train at Church and Duboce this evening. “Outbound service on the light-rail lines was being terminated in the subway at Van Ness station,” reports The Examiner. Shuttle services are running outbound past the derailment.

SF Public Press reporter Jerold Chinn tweeted that he is on the scene watching mechanics on top of the derailed train. No injuries were reported.

According to Transit511:

On Monday, October 24th at 6:54 pm, SF Muni reports delays on the J- and N- Lines at Church and Duboce Streets due to a derailment of the N-Judah outbound. The J-Line is switching back at 16th and Church Streets, and the N-Line is switching back at Carl St. and Hillway Ave. Shuttles are in place on the J-Line going to Balboa, and on the N-Line heading to Ocean Beach.

More photos from Twitter. We’ll keep you updated.


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Tomorrow, the Geneva Yard (where the historic streetcars reside) will be officially renamed in honor of Cameron Beach, who served on the MTA governing board until he died in March at age 62. We got in touch with his daughter, Lynn Beach O’Neill, to get to know more about the well-loved man who was a streetcar aficionado and city historian. The dedication ceremony is set for 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

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Cameron Beach on Lynn’s wedding day

You really could ask my dad anything about San Francisco and he’d know the answer, particularly when it came to public transportation. He could recite the street names from north to south and east to west. He knew every bus and Muni streetcar line—and the timetables—by heart!
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Comedian John Waters was recently at the Jewish Community Center where the host asked him about riding Muni. According to the host, “everyone hates Muni!” I think he means love-hate. Or love to hate. But John Waters actually just loves the ride.

“Sometimes when I have nothing to do, I feel like it’s just like an amusement park ride…I love it, it really makes me happy to ride Muni here.”

Watch the video and find out what he has to say about the F and the J, and hear why his love for Muni is the only controversy he’s ever caused.

Hat tip: rider Shoshannah.

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