NEW YORK — Amtrak and rail transit operations are essentially back to normal today (Wednesday, Feb. 25) after disruptions that began Sunday night because of a blizzard passing through the Northeast.
As of 7:15 a.m. CT, the train status feature of Amtrak’s website shows no cancellations or delays for Northeast Corridor trains originating in Boston or Washington. There are some delays listed out of New York Penn Station to both Boston and Washington, but no cancellations. The only cancellations listed on the Amtrak NEC Alerts social media feed are two Keystone Service trains, Nos. 661 and 648, attributed to equipment availability.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority had previously announced it would return to regular service, while NJ Transit said it would return to its Portal Cutover weekday schedule, which is effective through mid-March.
The Long Island Rail Road, which resumed service at 12:01 a.m. today, is running on special schedules on all lines except the Long Beach and Ronkonkoma branches, which reporting some delays. On Metro-North, bus substitutions continue on the Waterbury Branch; delays are reported on the Harlem, Hudson, and New Haven lines, and West-of-Hudson service includes delays on the Pascack Valley line. Line-by-line information is available here.
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