L Train Slowdown Begins With Broken Countdown Clocks, Hour-Long Waits

L train riders line up at Union Square around 11 p.m. on Friday night (Courtesy of Eric Yearwood)

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L train riders line up at Union Square around 11 p.m. on Friday night (Courtesy of Eric Yearwood)

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The queue from another angle; NYC Transit President Andy Byford is by the barricade, talking to customers. (Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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The queue from another angle; NYC Transit President Andy Byford is by the barricade, talking to customers. (Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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The new signs. (Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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The new signs. (Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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Byford was also on the train platform. (Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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Byford was also on the train platform. (Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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Lucky people on a train. (Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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Lucky people on a train. (Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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Showtime dancers. (Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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Showtime dancers. (Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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We feel you. (Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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We feel you. (Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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Work train. (Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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Work train. (Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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(Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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(Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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(Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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(Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist)

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