Reduced LIRR service on Port Jefferson, Port Washington and Babylon branches
An ice-covered LIRR train travels on the Port Jefferson branch on Jan. 26. Credit: Morgan Campbell
Beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday, LIRR service will be reduced to hourly on the Port Jefferson and Port Washington branches, and every half-hour on the Babylon branch, the MTA said.
Earlier on Sunday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that all service on the Long Island Rail Road will shut down at 1 a.m. on Monday.
NYC Transit will continue to run modified service throughout the storm. according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Express service will operate on local subway tracks. Beginning on Sunday evening, modified service will be in effect in the Rockaways, the MTA said.
"Crews are monitoring switches and tracks to ensure they are working properly, along with salting and clearing snow from elevated station platforms, exposed stairs and subway entrances," the MTA said in a statement. "Field personnel are staged at critical locations including stations and yards, ready to deploy and respond to snow conditions."
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