Q and B train riders faced a rough commute in the middle of the day Friday after a Q train derailed in Brooklyn.
MTA officials said it happened at 8:55 a.m. when the second set of wheels on the second car of the southbound train came off the rails as it approached Brighton Beach.
No injuries were reported.
"It jerked a little bit, but not that much. Everybody was frustrated and didn't know what to do," said one passenger.
A rescue train was brought in to take roughly 135 passengers off.
Fire officials said a pregnant passenger was treated for minor back pain.
The MTA is now investigating the cause.
Because of the derailment, riders faced delays until the afternoon. Service returned to normal shortly after 5 p.m.
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Transit workers put the Q train back on the rails about five hours after it derailed.
Friday's incident was the fourth derailment of a passenger train in the subway system this year, adding to a crisis of breakdowns and delays in what Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called the "Summer of hell" for mass transit riders.
34 people suffered minor injuries June 27 when an A train derailed in Harlem.
But the MTA still had few answers about why the train derailed.
"There is no obvious cause to what happened," said Ronnie Hakim, the MTA's interim executive director. "The train seemed to be operating properly."
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said Friday's derailment is just another example of "a creaking mass transit system."
He went on to say, "Millions of New Yorkers use the subway every single day — they should not have to worry about a train derailment, track fire, or other incident that at worst puts their basic safety at risk. This system must be rapidly modernized with increased investment. There’s no reason why the Empire State cannot be a leader on this issue."
Straphangers on the E and F lines were treated to train troubles of their own.
Riders were packed tightly into trains trying to make it to their destination.
Signal issues at the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue station caused more delays and overcrowding througout the afternoon.
Some riders say the problems are just par for the course.
"We did have more problems towards Lex, where the train announcer was saying it's ovecrowded," said one commuter.
"I left early from work to get home early, and I think I'm going to get home at the same time just because of the trains," said another.
Meantime, the men and women who keep the MTA running are now proposing their own plan to fix the transit system.
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has released a 10-point proposal to provide riders with reliable service.
Some of the highlights include having signal maintenance every 30 days as opposed to every 90 days.
They are also calling for shorter scheduled subway car maintenance, helping with upkeep on doors and air conditioning.
They also want to place extra “gap trains” on different lines to fill service holes.
TWU officials said these improvements will keep the system safer for both workers and riders.
"The system presently right now needs to be upgraded. You need to have inspections done more frequently. You have signals that need to be looked after more frequently. Because if you have a sticking signal or there's a broken signal, there's a possibility that you can have trains running into each other," said TWU Local 11 Treasurer Earl Phillips.
The MTA has already released the agency's proposal to keep trains and buses running.
NY1 has reached out to the board for comment on the union’s suggestions.
Photo above courtesy Christopher Greif.