Service Alerts

MTA Begins To Restore Limited Bus Service

I apologize for not posting over the last few hours. Unfortunately I did not lose power but did lose access to the internet among other things. Anyhow the MTA sent out a brief notice almost 2 hours ago to announce that they were beginning to restore limited bus service: As of 4:30 p.m. the MTA […]


MTA Recap Of Hurricane Irene Plans

Just a short time ago, the MTA sent out a press release recapping their service plan for Hurricane Irene. Here are the details: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority reminds customers that all MTA services will begin an orderly shutdown at about 12 noon tomorrow in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irene. These actions are consistent […]


Metro-North To Start Shutdown At Noon Tom.

Late this afternoon, the MTA Metro-North Railroad announced it will begin a service shutdown at noon tomorrow due to the expected landfall of Hurricane Irene. The agency sent out a press release which lists the last trains that will be in service tomorrow on the respective branches: Metro-North’s storm preparations have begun and normal train […]


Buses Replace Trains On Port Washington Line

Just a few minutes ago, I received word from the LIRR that buses will replace early morning trains between Port Washington and Great Neck due to emergency track drainage repair work. Here are the complete details: The MTA Long Island Rail Road will substitute buses and vans in place of early-morning train service between Port […]


LIRR Reducing Service Due To Hurricane Irene

The potential damage that will stem from Hurricane Irene has caused the MTA Long Island Rail Road to reduce some service. Here are the details courtesy of a press release I received a few minutes ago: MTA Long Island Rail Road is making some adjustments to its service in advance of Hurricane Irene reaching Long […]