Train Operator, Conductor interviewed on Evacuation at 14th Street

At about 7PM Wednesday night, red signals halted an uptown #1 train just outside 14th Street on the IRT 7th Avenue line. A massive watermain had broken, sending water cascading down into the station. As police responded, Train Operator Beniquez and Conductor Askew evacuated their train, which was filled with rush hour passengers, without incident. It took DEP about two hours to stop the water, and then TWU Local 100’s signal maintainers, track workers, and ventilation and drainage crews went into action, to restore the station by the morning rush. In this video, the Train Operator and Conductor describe the evacuation.