New York City commuters should expect delays on subways, buses and commuter rail lines Monday as the city’s transit system continues to recover from Sunday’s winter storm, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said.
“We are operating full weekday service on subways, on buses. The commuter rails are operating a robust, although fairly adjusted schedule,” Lieber told “Mornings On 1.”
He noted that delays are inevitable as crews work to keep lines moving in difficult conditions.
“We’re constantly having to slow service down to keep the switches from freezing up,” he said. “In these conditions, we are struggling a little bit with personnel who are stuck in New Jersey who can’t get in.”
Express trains are operating normally during the morning rush, after some overnight local service was necessary, and buses are stopping at every scheduled stop, even when snow piles slow boarding.
Transit crews worked through the weekend to clear subway entrances, salt stairways and keep lines moving.
“The bulk of our service — subways, buses, Metro-North, Long Island Rail Road — we’re on the move and New Yorkers can get where they need to be if they need to travel today,” Lieber said.