Metro-North Reduces Service For Wednesday's Storm

The Metro-North Railroad will operate a reduced weekday schedule on Wednesday with the expectation of service delays due to the effects of the snowstorm bearing down on the Hudson Valley. The nor'easter is expected to blanket the Hudson Valley throughout Wednesday.

SEE:

• Storm Hub Hudson Valley: Closings, Delays, Changes
• Hour-By-Hour: How The Hudson Valley Gets To 12"+ Of Snow

There will be some combined/cancelled trains during the morning and evening peak hours. Also on Wednesday, hourly service will commence after 8 p.m. to ensure customer safety during the storm. Find the schedules.

Please travel only if necessary. Please exercise caution getting to/from stations and on stairways and platforms, and listen for announcements, officials said.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman said Tuesday that Metro-North is expected to bear the brunt of the storm. It will also likely have a "significant impact" on the city's subway system, Chairman Joe Lhota told reporters. The MTA may end express subway service early on Wednesday afternoon or evening, and buses will likely face weather-related delays as they traverse snow-covered streets, Lhota said.

"The MTA is taking this storm very, very seriously," Lhota said on a conference call Tuesday afternoon. "We're ramping up all of our operations and we will be prepared."

Amtrak has canceled some Wednesday trains on its Northeast Regional, Acela Express, Empire and Keystone routes in preparation for the storm, the company announced on Twitter.

State officials expressed worries about the storm hindering recovery from last Friday's nor'easter, which battered the region with wind and rain. Nearly 79,000 people statewide — most of them in Putnam, Sullivan, Dutchess and Westchester counties — are still without power because of that storm, said John Rhodes, the chairman of the state's Public Service Commission.

"We're concerned about a compounding effect where tomorrow's snowstorm, which is supposed to be significant, may delay the repairs that we're in the midst of," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.

SEE: Pre-Storm Hudson Valley Power Restoration Update Tuesday Night

By Noah Manskar, Patch Staff. Patch editor Lanning Taliaferro contributed to this report.