NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – New York City Transit restored aboveground subway service at 5 a.m. Tuesday after a nor'easter that dumped more than a foot of snow brought mass transit to a halt Monday.
Customers are being advised to expect some residual delays as the system recovers from this storm.
Some A trains had delays due to a switch problem near Broad Channel, E trains were delayed in Manhattan as repairs were made to the third rail at World Trade Center and 1, 2 and 3 trains faced service disruptions due to a water main break at 103rd Street and Broadway.
Outdoor subway service was suspended at 2 p.m. Monday as weather conditions deteriorated.
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Buses are running on a reduced schedule - 75 percent of regular weekday service - and route suspension are possible depending on the weather conditions.
Service on the LIRR resumes at 4 a.m. Tuesday and will operate on a weekend schedule. Crews worked throughout the night to keep tracks, switches, and third rails clear of accumulating snow.
Metro-North also resumed regular service starting at 4 a.m. Tuesday with minor service changes. For more details, click here.
MTA Chairman and CEO Pat Foye is urging customers to use caution on platforms, which may be slippery.
"All things considered, given the severity of the storm, mass transit and the MTA came out of this well and it's a tribute to our forces who worked hard before, during and after the storm," Foye said.
A ban on empty tractor trailers and tandem trucks will remain in effect on MTA bridges.
Paratransit Access-A-Ride service will continue with vehicles equipped with snow chains and all-weather tires. However, the MTA is urging customers to reconsider travel unless medically necessary. Customers should expect longer wait and travel times.
All PATH train service, which had been operating on a reduced schedule, was suspended systemwide at 3 p.m. Monday.
Service resumed at 11 a.m. between Journal Square and 33rd Street via Hoboken and Journal Square and World Trade Cent with 15-minute schedules on both lines.
PATH will resume operations between Newark Penn Station and Journal Square starting at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. With one track now clear, trains are scheduled to run every 30 minutes and restore service to Newark Penn and Harrison Stations.
All bus service in and out of Port Authority Bus Terminal was suspended ahead of the storm. Carriers will have reduced or suspended service on Tuesday.
NY Waterway service between Paulus Hook and Brookfield Place will operate every 15 minutes, beginning 7 a.m. Tuesday out of Paulus Hook. All other ferry routes will be suspended due to severe winter weather.
Citi Bike operations have also been shut down. A plan for Tuesday was not yet released.
NJ Transit rail service on the Pascack Valley, Montclair-Boonton, Main/Bergen County/Port Jervis, Morristown and Gladstone Branch lines will not operate prior to noon Tuesday.
NJ TRANSIT will resume regular weekday schedules for most services in South Jersey on Tuesday, but due to continuing significant impacts of the snowstorm, services in North and Central Jersey will resume operations with delayed starts as weather conditions permit.
NJ Transit also announced its service plans for Tuesday on bus, light rail and Access Link.
Systemwide cross honoring will be in effect for rail, bus and light rail tickets as well as on PATH at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and 33rd Street and private carrier buses.
Ahead of the storm on Sunday, MTA officials urged people to stay home unless absolutely necessary for essential travel. They warned that this is an unpredictable storm that they’ll be monitoring hour by hour.
On the subways, equipment was sent out to de-ice tracks and third rails. Snow throwers were operating Monday and jetblowers were deployed at subway yards.
In addition, 35 snowfighters and dozens of tow trucks will be deployed in and around the city to work with the Department of Sanitation.
Across New York state, some 1,625 snowplows are being deployed along with other snow-removal machinery. The state will also be deploying dozens of snow plow operators and other equipment from other regions to the Mid-Hudson, Southern Tier and Long Island regions to assist with snow removal operations. More information can be found here.
Short and long tandems will be banned on portions of the New York State Thruway effective Monday at 5 a.m. Trailer bans are also being implemented on roadways outside of the Thruway system. Beginning 5 a.m. Monday, empty trailers and tandem trailers will be banned on I-84 from Pennsylvania state line to Connecticut state line, on Route 17 East of Binghamton to the New Jersey state line, and on the entire length of I-684.