»In which MUNI feels the heat

updateWe fixed the glitch. The SFist has its usual biting take on MUNI: "Fails at Everything".

As MUNI's web site has this information in a proprietary format, I converted it to something readily accessible on the internet (Google Spreadsheets link), and have the contents here:

AS OF 11:17 A.M.

METRO SERVICE FROM WEST PORTAL TO EMBARCADERO IS MOVING SLOWLY INBOUND.

DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, THE J-CHURCH AND N-JUDAH LINES ARE AFFECTED AT DUBOCE & CHURCH.

FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2007

THROUGH OUT THE MORNING WE CONTINUE TO EXPERICE A SIGNAL SYSTEM PROBLEM

WE ARE OPERATING TRAINS IN MANUAL MODE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR RIDING PUBLIC.

ALL METRO LINES ARE AFFECTED: J, K, L, M, N AND T.

WE ARE RUNNING SUPPLEMENTAL MOTORCOACH  SERVICE

WE HAVE CREWS ADDRESSING THE ISSUE, IT IS LIKELY THAT IT WILL BE A FEW HOURS.  AND, WE ARE ENCOURAGING OUR RIDERS TO ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME.

(Capitals, mis-spellings, et al. are original to the memo.) An update from the Chronicle reads:

Commuters who are planning to ride the Muni metro this afternoon and evening should consider using buses or streetcars, because a problem with the signaling system is causing delays on all lines and isn't expected to be fixed until tonight. The problem started around 4:30 a.m., said Janis Yuen, spokeswoman for the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency. Muni has enlisted more buses to serve passengers who normally would take the subway, she said. In an unrelated matter, a mechanical problem that occurred around 10:45 a.m. at Duboce Avenue and Church Street additionally snarled the J-Church and N-Judah lines, Yuen said