Wednesday's LRT delay in pictures

The Confederation Line ground to a near halt for the second straight morning Wednesday. Here's what it looked like.

CBC News · Posted: Oct 09, 2019 12:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 9, 2019

The new Confederation Line ground to a near halt Wednesday for the second straight morning.

For some, the first hint of trouble was the blank 'next arrival' signs.

Blank signs and delays at Tunney's Pasture. Oct. 9, 2019. (Giacomo Panico/CBC)

A train sits in a closed Confederation Line platform Oct. 9, 2019. (Jérémie Bergeron/Radio-Canada)

2 days in a row! <a href="https://twitter.com/OCTranspoLive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OCTranspoLive</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBCOttawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CTVOttMornLive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CTVOttMornLive</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottnews?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ottnews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LRTsucks?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LRTsucks</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JimWatsonOttawa</a> <a href="https://t.co/xRgD2bgHda">pic.twitter.com/xRgD2bgHda</a>
—@photogriffDOTca

'Next arrival' signs were blank during Confederation Line delays Oct. 9, 2019. (Jérémie Bergeron/Radio-Canada)

Passengers left the platforms to catch replacement buses.

“It’s very chaotic!” “We just want to get out of the station, open the doors” A couple of the quotes I just heard. <a href="https://t.co/i38R2SWBDY">pic.twitter.com/i38R2SWBDY</a>
—@wanderlust_amj

<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/octranspo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#octranspo</a> quick work finding buses to take us downtown but this is ridiculous, and not the safest thing <a href="https://t.co/SPPKzbOOHI">pic.twitter.com/SPPKzbOOHI</a>
—@sam_sensenstein

Street level at Tunney's Pasture station during an LRT delay on Oct. 9, 2019. Local bus service was greatly reduced with launch of new transit system. (Giacomo Panico/CBC)

LRT this morning at about 9:15 am <a href="https://t.co/AY99iInfry">pic.twitter.com/AY99iInfry</a>
—@PetalStigma

When you tap and then find out the trains are stopped... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcottawa?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cbcottawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBCOttawa</a> at Parliament station <a href="https://t.co/4JSRhYJRva">pic.twitter.com/4JSRhYJRva</a>
—@gabesimages

Crowds outside Lyon station in Ottawa during a light rail delay Oct. 9, 2019. (Jérémie Bergeron/Radio-Canada)

Blair station <a href="https://t.co/hQEjPs1tPl">pic.twitter.com/hQEjPs1tPl</a>
—@allanperezh

Crowding today at Hurdman station around 8:45am today during the LRT delay <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/octranspo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#octranspo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OttawaLRT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OttawaLRT</a> <a href="https://t.co/4dm1CEjW15">pic.twitter.com/4dm1CEjW15</a>
—@NiktheTrainNerd

Some decided to walk.

People cross Scott Street from Tunney's Pasture station during a major light rail delay Oct. 9, 2019. (Giacomo Panico/CBC)

The city's transit boss visited the scene.

Ottawa's general manager of transit services John Manconi speaks on the phone at Tunney's Pasture station during a LRT delay Oct. 9, 2019. (Giacomo Panico/CBC)

The city says it will have more details this afternoon.

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