Transit source says a "saboteur" caused this morning& #39;s A train derailment at 14th Street

Source tells @NY1 someone took a spare piece of equipment called a plate and placed it on the rails where the train runs

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Source says train hit seven columns as it derailed entering the 14th Street station

I personally have not seen a train damaged like that since the 2017 Harlem derailment
MTA& #39;s chief safety officer, Pat Warren, briefing on this morning& #39;s A train derailment at 14th Street

- 135 people on train

- 125 people on a train stranded further north on tracks

- Rules out malfunctioning equipment or crew error
Warren says "something" put on track, and investigation on going.

NYPD Transit Bureau Inspector Thomas Ponella:

- police interviewing a 30-year-old man at Transit District 2
Frank Jezycki, head of subways:

2 wheel sets - 4 wheels - from lead car derailed, west of running rails

"significant damage" to the train car, trackbed, equipment, columns

"we aim for a normal rush hour for tomorrow morning, that is the goal"
Jezycki:

"the trains weigh quite a bit of weight so it& #39;s something significant that would cause the derailment"

damage to several hundred feet of third rail, 4 structural columns
Jezycki says he believes incident occurred just south of the 14th Street station in the tunnel

Derailment caused third rail power to cut, causing a train near 34th Street station. Riders walked through a rescue train
MTA working to restore service in an hour or two, with trains skipping 14th Street
Transit source sends these pics:

First one shows the spare plate suspected of causing derailment, source says

Second one, damage to support column
NYPD announce arrest of suspect in today& #39;s derailment

He was charged with reckless endangerment, criminal mischief assault and criminal trespass
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