Commuters hoping to get to Manhattan this morning by way of Queens are advised to transfer to the Long Island Railroad, or just turn back now and crawl into bed.

According to the MTA, a broken rail near Queensboro Plaza knocked out service for much of the 7 line this morning. As of 9:45 a.m., service was beginning to run again, albeit with "considerable" delays. Thanks to the busted rail, combined with some poorly timed signal problems at 36th Street/Northern Boulevard, the E, M, F, and R trains are beset with "extensive" problems as well.

The situation seems to be especially dire at Court Square, where commuters are reporting that things have gone "horribly dangerously awry." The station, which has seen a ballooning ridership in recent years, has previously raised concerns among MTA officials for its insufficient rush hour capacity.

10th fully packed train just went by at Court Square. Been here for 40 minutes. Good thing I needed to be at work early today. — FaceMelt.gif (@EricDrumm) August 26, 2019

@MTA At the least this is the 6th E/M train that has come thru completely full to Court Square. I’ve been on this steamy platform for 25 minutes. pic.twitter.com/EYH9HqxpSX — julia kleiber (@jukleibss) August 26, 2019

@MTA it’s 8:58am — shouldn’t this be considered after “rush hour”? E/M manhattan bound platform at court square. Why can’t you add more trains to come thorugh? Millions of commuters coming from Queens and Brooklyn to get to Manhattan. The L may be finicky, but at least they work? pic.twitter.com/svFIIC8316 — julia kleiber (@jukleibss) August 26, 2019

Over in Times Square, the scene is not much better.

No #7Train service between Manhattan & Queens due to a broken rail near Queensboro plaza. Here is what it looks like near the stairs to the 7 train platform at Times Square. Riders unaware of the problem. @NY1 @ShannanFerry pic.twitter.com/09YqO2yzWT — Alyssa Paolicelli (@APaolicelli17) August 26, 2019

After about 40 minutes stuck on a 7 train , I had to go back to Flushing from 111th st and take a LIRR so I can be on time #7train #mta @NYCTSubway — Erica Gutierrez (@EricaGutrz) August 26, 2019

The Long Island Rail Road was accommodating riders with free transfers at Flushing-Main St, 61 St-Woodside and Penn Station. That offer has since been revoked, despite the MTA's own assessment of ongoing dysfunction at five separate Queens-originating lines. (We've reached out to the MTA about this; they did not immediately respond.)

So, you're on your own. The good news is that, as long as you're stuck waiting for a 7 train inside a steamy station, the odds of getting plunked in the head by a falling chunk of metal debris are significantly lower.