Trains, Planes and Buses: Transportation Schedule Changes

Here’s the latest on transportation issues as the storm starts to slam into the lower Hudson Valley.

Rockland County Executive Ed Day says the county’s highway crews are prepped and ready for the incoming snowstorm. Plow drivers will work 12-hour shifts to keep roads passable, but unnecessary travel is not advised.

Major state highways including I-287, I-84 and the New York State Thruway south of Exit 17 may be closed this evening by the state.

In Westchester, Bee-Line bus and Paratransit service will be suspended as of 8 p.m. There will be no Westchester Bee-Line bus or Paratransit service on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Service will resume on Jan. 28, when road conditions allow for safe and timely operations.

Transport of #Rockland (TOR), TappanZEExpress (TZx) & TRIPS buses are on or close to schedule. Check back for updates: RocklandBus.com

The Westchester County Airport is open. In inclement weather, passengers are urged to contact their airlines or check flight status before coming to the airport in case of potential delays or cancellations.

FlightAware’s Flight Misery map is a great way to track delays and cancellations at airports. This storm will affect travel across the country, not just the northeast.

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For commuters, Metro-North will operate early-getaway departure schedules with extra trains departing from Grand Central in the early afternoon. As a result, there will be fewer Metro-North trains than a regular rush hour after 5 p.m. Later in the evening, the Metro-North and LIRR may suspend service.

Railroad customers should visit MTA.info and monitor MTA email and text message service alerts, or @MetroNorth on Twitter for information about specific train schedules.

Metro-North is activating switch heaters, which keep snow and ice from building up on the movable, interlocking rails where trains switch from one track to the next. With heaters activated, the switches will be able to continue to move and function as the storm progresses.

The railroads are also pre-positioning extra trains at key locations to stand by and assist in the event that a train becomes disabled. Station platforms will be pre-salted for the morning rush hour—such as it would be.

Snow fighting equipment is in place, and being fueled in advance of the storm. Crews are being deployed to respond to weather-related events such as downed trees, switch problems, or damage to overhead wires on the New Haven Line.

PHOTO/Rockland County via Instagram

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