"The MTA is operating full weekday subway service, albeit with widespread delays, on Monday morning after a winter storm that blanketed the five boroughs with between 8 and 15 inches of snow on Sunday. MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber took to the airwaves Monday morning in a host of TV and radio hits to update New Yorkers on the state of the city's public transit systems as they braved the snow for their morning commutes."
"We are operating full weekday service on the subways, on buses, the commuter rails are operating a robust, although slightly adjusted schedule, Lieber said during a Jan. 26 NY1 interview. We are operating a Monday morning commute and super proud that folks like nurses, construction workers, and restaurant workers can get to where they need to be. It's part of our morale to be able to deliver in a condition like this."
"We are constantly having to slow service down to keep the switches from freezing up in these conditions, Lieber said, referring to switch tracks. The MTA chair, during a separate interview on Pix11, said personnel are standing by the switches to de-ice them on a constant basis. We are struggling a little bit with personnel who are stuck in New Jersey and can't get in, he added, noting that New Jersey Transit is experiencing a system-wide shutdown on Monday."
A winter storm blanketed New York City's five boroughs with 8 to 15 inches of snow, causing major transit impacts. The MTA is operating full weekday subway, bus, and commuter rail service but faces widespread delays across nearly all subway lines, with the 1, 5, 6 and the 42nd Street and Franklin Avenue shuttles as exceptions and severe delays on the Rockaway Park Shuttle. Extremely cold temperatures are causing switch malfunctions and requiring crews to slow trains and de-ice switches. Personnel shortages tied to a New Jersey Transit shutdown have hindered staffing. All buses, including limited and Select Bus Service, are running.
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