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By Zoë Schlanger
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Commuting on New York City's subway system can be trying. But for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who take the A train, Wednesday morning's commute became a particular kind of transportation hell after copper thieves stripped out the line's power cables the night before.
"This morning's service disruption was directly caused by the theft of cable from along the subway right of way. This led to delays and crowding along all 31 miles of the A train," MTA New York City Transit President Carmen Bianco said in a statement. "We are working closely with the NYPD Transit Bureau to help them investigate this crime and identify the culprits responsible."
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At least 500 feet of copper power cables were missing from around 12 locations on the A train line when MTA officials discovered the theft at 11:22 p.m. Tuesday. Signal equipment and track components were also found to be damaged because electrical current was unable to flow through the missing cable, according to the MTA.
The A train and its connected C line, which was also delayed Wednesday morning, carry roughly 100,000 people to work in the morning, according to the MTA. Service had not fully resumed by late morning, and crews were replacing the stolen infrastructure, the MTA said.
Copper cable theft is nothing new. In 2013, 15 Long Island Rail Road workers were indicted for allegedly stealing copper wire from the tracks and selling it to a salvage yard for a total of more than $253,000.
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