Subway Riders Stranded on A Train in 2010 Blizzard Get $2,500

Some passengers stranded for hours on a freezing subway train during a 2010 blizzard are getting $2,500 from the MTA.

The 38 riders who reached settlements were among some 500 passengers aboard an A train that was idled by 2 feet of snow. Passengers sat on the train for 10 hours without food, water or heat.

Aymen Aboushi, a lawyer for one of the plaintiffs, tells the Daily News the goal of the suit was to ensure it didn't happen again.

The head of the transit agency at the time said the agency had simply forgotten about the stuck train. 

MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz called it "a fair settlement for all parties involved."

Among measures the agency adopted after the storm was a customer advocate to ensure riders' well-being on stuck vehicles.

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