Morning Update for Saturday, October 15, 2016
Word of the Day
Wordnik Word of the Day: femtobarn - The word 'femtobarn' comes from 'femto-', the SI unit for 10^-15, and 'barn'. Thephysicists M. G. Holloway and C. P. Parke decided to use 'barn' as the unit for measuring the size of an atomic nucleus of uranium in 1942.See the full entry for this word at http://wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2016/10/14
Transit Delays
🚇 Subway Status 🚇
Trains are running with some problems this morning. ⚠ Delays or service changes on the 1/2/3, 4/5/6, A/C/E, B/D/F/M, J/Z, N/Q/R, and Staten Island Railroad ⚠ Find scheduled weekend changes on the MTA's Weekender.🚦 Bridges and Tunnels 🚦
A few delays on bridges and tunnels this morning. ⚠ Delays at the Hugh L. Carey, Marine Parkway, Queens Midtown, Throgs Neck, and Verrazano-Narrows ⚠ View full details at the MTA's Bridge and Tunnel page.🚂 LIRR 🚂
Trains on the LIRR are running smoothly this morning. ⚠ Delays or service changes on the Babylon, City Terminal Zone, Montauk, and West Hempstead lines. ⚠ View full details at the MTA's LIRR page.NYC Tunnel of the Day
[149th Street Tunnel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/149th_Street_Tunnel) Opened: 1905For updates throughout the day: Follow A Great Big City on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/agreatbigcity), [Facebook](https://facebook.com/agreatbigcity), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/agreatbigcity/), and [Tumblr](http://agreatbigcity.tumblr.com/)
