Most commuter rail and rail transit operations have resumed in the Northeast after a blizzard that dropped more than 30 inches of snow in some portions of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Schedules may be limited on some operations.
Here where operations stand as of 8:15 a.m. ET:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: All operations — commuter rail, subway, bus, and ferry — are on a reduced schedule as storm cleanup continues. Commuter rail lines are using their storm schedules, available at the MBTA website; subway and bus operations are similar to Sunday schedules.
Regular service will resume Wednesday for all service except the Fall River/New Bedford commuter line, which will operate on a modified weekday schedule, the MBTA said in a press release this afternoon.
CTrail: Hartford Line and Shore Line East are scheduled to resume at mid-morning. According to this update for the Hartford Line, the first northbound trains will be Amtrak No. 490 departing 9:42 a.m. and CTrail No. 4406 at 11:35 a.m; southbound, first trains will be Amtrak No. 147 departing Springfield, Mass., at 8:28 a.m. and CTrail No. 4407 at 1:50 p.m. For Shore Line East, the first departure eastbound to Old Saybrook will be train No. 1610 at 9:40 a.m.; westbound, the first train will be No. 1667 at 11:18 a.m.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Long Island Rail Road service resumed on most lines in the 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. hours; schedules today will be hourly service on the Port Washington and Ronkonkoma branches and weekend or reduced weekend service on most other lines. Details are available here.
Regular LIRR operations will resume Wednesday beginning at 12:01 a.m., the MTA said this afternoon.
Metro-North is operating half-hourly service during the morning and evening peaks on the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven Lines; weekend schedules on the New Canaan and Danbury branches, and substituting buses on the Waterbury and Wassiac branches. Subway operations have some express trains running local.
NJ Transit: Commuter rail is operating on a Presidents’ Day schedule, with Midtown Direct service on the Morristown Line, Montclair-Boonton Line, and Gladstone Branch diverting to Hoboken, and the Atlantic City Line on a regular schedule. The Princeton Dinky is suspended because of overhead wire issues. Signal issues that had led to earlier delays into and out of New York Penn Station have been resolved.
Wednesday service will operate on the Portal Bridge cutover schedule.
Bus, light rail, and Access Link will operate on regular schedules, although the River Line is suspended between the Walter Rand Transportation Center and Waterfront Entertainment Center because of weather-related issues.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: The Chestnut Hill West, Cynwyd, and Fox Chase Regional Rail lines were still suspended at the start of the day; by midday, only the Cynwyd service was still suspended. Metro rail service is operating with delays or modifications, and all bus routes have been restored.
MARC and Virginia Railway Express: Both are operating on normal schedules.
— Updated at 12:05 p.m. CT with additional information from SEPTA and NJ Transit. Updated at 5:55 p.m. CT with Wednesday plans for MBTA, NJ Transit, and the LIRR. To report news or errors, contact trainsnewswire@firecrown.com.
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