Subway trains on the L line covered in filth after MTA car washer breaks down

The subway trains on the L line have been covered in grime for months, and the MTA has no way to clean them.

A crucial car-washing station at the agency’s train yard in Canarsie, Brooklyn, broke down during a summer rainstorm and isn’t expected to be repaired until next year, Gothamist has learned.

While crews can clean the interiors of the L train cars, the exteriors are in abhorrent condition due to the busted cleaning station. Many are covered with dusty handprints and black grime leaks from some windows. The side of one train on the line this week was stained with what appeared to be coffee.

Riders have noticed the filth.

“It's horrible that this is the condition of our public transportation right now,” said L train rider  Gabriella Hermalyn, 33. She noted she tries to avoid the li