New York Firefighters Rescue Hundreds from Smokey East River Tunnel

Hundreds of terrified subway riders were trapped for an hour aboard two No. 7 trains in a smoky East River tunnel.
March 18, 2005
JIM ALCORN
Back-to-back track trouble.
Back-to-back track trouble.

March 18, 2005 -- Hundreds of terrified subway riders were trapped for an hour aboard two No. 7 trains in a smoky East River tunnel yesterday.

The two Queens-bound trains

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