Take on the information black hole

On days when there is a crisis, I am always impressed with how well this city comes together but when it takes 2 hours to commute in, I want to scream. Now of course we realize that Irene knocked out service and getting back to normal will take a few days but it is the typical black hole of information that is the MTA.
The only announcement we keep hearing is a vague one about train traffic up ahead and I know only because I am on one that the D and N trains were rerouted onto the local tracks joining the miserably slow R. When there is no semblance of normalcy, the one thing you could ask is some clarity including where an express train might be available. I also have to ask why would you close the express tracks if there is no flooding and you are only causing congestion in the tunnels by routing three lines onto one set of tracks? There is no water on the tracks as they sit directly adjacent to the local one and the Q and B are running normally into Manhattan and the trains arrived on the express tracks from Coney Island only to stop at 36th where you force everybody onto the local and then have them get back onto the express at Dekalb.