NEW YORK (WABC) — Mass transit services are slowly restoring for the Tuesday morning commute in the wake of a major winter blizzard that slammed the Tri-State area with up to two feet of snow in some parts, Sunday into Monday afternoon.
The storm has impacted everything from New York City subways and buses, the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North, New Jersey Transit and ferries.
You can find a full list of updates to mass transit services below.
Long Island Rail Road
The LIRR plans to operate limited service beginning 4 a.m. Tuesday, on the Ronkonkoma, Huntington, Babylon, Oyster Bay, Montauk, and Port Washington branches. Montauk service will be limited to trains between Speonk and points west. Oyster Bay service will operate westbound in the morning and add eastbound after the morning rush.
Westbound service will resume in the 4 a.m. hour, eastbound service will resume in the 5 a.m. hour. The Port Washington and Ronkonkoma branches will run on an hourly schedule, Babylon and Huntington branches will operate on a half-hourly schedule. Port Jefferson Branch trains will run every hour and a half.Oyster Bay Branch trains will run every two hours, with the first westbound train scheduled for 5:26 a.m. The first eastbound train will leave at 10:45 a.m. Service to Jamaica and Atlantic Terminal will run every 20 minutes.
Crews are running patrol and de-icing trains to prevent ice buildup on the third rail, working on interlockings, and clearing fallen trees from tracks caused by high winds. The LIRR will work to restore service on the other branches throughout the day Tuesday and service will resume on a rolling basis as conditions allow.
Metro-North Railroad
For Tuesday, Metro-North Railroad will operate an enhanced Saturday schedule on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines. This modified schedule provides two-thirds of regular weekday service.
The Hudson Rail Link connecting bus will resume Tuesday, along with the shuttle buses that have been substituting for the Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry.
New York City Subway
Some express service will continue to run on the local tracks for the morning rush hour, along with modified service in the Rockaways, with shuttle trains running between Euclid Avenue and the Rockaways, serving all stations.
NYC Transit is working to restore service on the Staten Island Railway as quickly as possible.
New York City Buses
Buses continue to run a winter weather schedule with routes subject to detours and curtailments based on road conditions in local areas.
Longer accordion-style buses remain off the road and continue to be replaced with 40-foot standard buses operating with chained wheels.
Customers should expect slower travel times and rolling service modifications while efforts to improve road conditions are underway.
MTA Bridges and Tunnels
The ban on empty tractor-trailer and tandem trucks on MTA bridges and tunnels ended at 12 p.m. Monday.
New Jersey Transit
NJ Transit rail service (except Atlantic City Rail Line) will operate on a Presidents’ Day holiday schedule with some adjustments, the agency said.
Service by Rail Line
Morristown, Gladstone & Montclair-Boonton Lines
Operating on a Presidents’ Day schedule with all Midtown Direct service to Penn Station New York diverted to Hoboken. Cross honoring in Hoboken will be in effect with PATH (to 33rdSt.), NY Waterway Ferry (to Midtown/W39th St.) and NJ TRANSIT 126 bus as part of the Portal Cutover adjustments.
Pascack Valley Line and Main-Bergen & Port Jervis Lines
Operating as scheduled on a Presidents’ Day schedule
Atlantic City Rail Line
Operating on a regular weekday schedule
Trains on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast Line, and Raritan Valley Lines will have the following schedule adjustments due to Amtrak work being done on the Northeast Corridor to clear snow from their track switches. Amtrak’s work will continue overnight, and these adjustments will remain in place until their work is complete.
Northeast Corridor
Operating on a Presidents’ Day schedule with the following adjustments:
Northeast Corridor trains will operate between Trenton and Metropark, then express to Newark Penn Station for travel to Secaucus and Penn Station New York. Trains will not make local stops between Metropark and Newark.
North Jersey Coast Line & Raritan Valley Line
Service will remain suspended on these lines. Resumption of service on these lines, along with the resumption of the local stops on the Northeast Corridor, is fully contingent upon Amtrak’s completion of their work to clear the snow from their track switches.
Bus, Light Rail and Access Link will all operate on a regular weekday schedule beginning with the start of the service day on Tuesday morning. However, customers should be prepared for possible delays, detours or cancellations depending on roadway conditions.
MORE MASS TRANSIT SERVICES
Staten Island Railway – Service suspended in both directions
Staten Island Ferry — Modified schedule running every 30-minutes for the rest of Monday
NYC Ferry – Operating a modified weekday schedule Tuesday with staggered start times by route
Bee-Line Buses and Paratransit– Suspended until 4:30 a.m. Tuesday
NICE Bus — Limited service running on 30 or 60 minute intervals
Suffolk County Transit — Suspended until Tuesday, expected 10 a.m. start
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