Hundreds of commuters were trapped underground for about two hours this morning when an E train broke down during rush hour.

According to the MTA, the packed E train broke down due to mechanical problems around 9:30 a.m. just past the Lexington Avenue/53rd Street station in Manhattan. The Post estimates that there were 850 passengers stuck onboard, and a lot of them apparently had phones, and used those phones to document and make their displeasure with the situation known.

The E train is a nightmare today. #mta #nyc — James G Morales (@jamesgabriel) October 21, 2015

A part of our E train fell off. Technicians couldn't fix it. https://t.co/zHUQ20kOux — greg wong (@gregwong) October 21, 2015

The E train just assed me out, shit has me dumb late for work this morning — Happi (@manofmaany) October 21, 2015

#nycsubway over 800 passengers were stuck on stalled e train for 2 hours. Good thing I had a seat. Still have to go to work. #onlyinnyc — AlissaD (@alissasmurf) October 21, 2015

@Denzealots #nycsubway over 800 passengers were stuck on stalled e train for 2 hours. Still going to work. pic.twitter.com/aFIgwZyQwj — AlissaD (@alissasmurf) October 21, 2015

So happy to he above ground after 2+ hours stuck in the E tunnel! #etrain #mta @gothamist — LP (@lptexpat) October 21, 2015

The problem turned out to be an electric-current collector failure. After they were picked up by rescue trains around 11:20 a.m., relieved straphangers broke into the customary celebratory subway song, DMX's "Party Up (Up In Here)."

That kooky E train! One minute you're panicking underground for nearly two hours, the next something magical and spontaneous happens:

ran into Lucy Lawless on the E train, life is so spontaneous and beautiful! #NYC #centralp… https://t.co/3Rvt5jGsez pic.twitter.com/VGBc4usa9z — Central Park in pics (@fromcentralprk) October 20, 2015

If you found this commute frustrating, tell your state representatives and Governor Cuomo to stop robbing the MTA of badly needed funding and figure out a way to come up with more cash for a 21st Century transit system.

