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[AlanB]

Various maps including commuter RR & the subway listing by line:

Subway Recovery Map

Subway Service Nov. 3, 2012

LIRR Recovery Map

Metro-North Recovery Map

[AlanB]

Here's another video from the MTA from yesterday showing the incredible damage that the South Ferry station on the #1 line suffered from the flooding. Flooding so bad and forceful that it bent railings and pulled down walls and stuff. And the station still isn't even dry yet, they're still busy pumping things out before they can even start to think of repairing the damage.

Three days of pumping and they've still got water!

[AlanB]

The Saturday afternoon update for Metro North, which will bring back still more service come Monday:

Branch Line Service to Resume Next Week Starting Monday; Regular Train Service in Effect on Hudson, Harlem, New Haven Lines

Starting Monday morning (Nov. 5), service will resume on Metro-North Railroad’s branch lines, the last remaining portions of the railroad’s East of Hudson service still not operating.

Beginning on Monday, November 5:

On the Harlem Line, train service will resume on the Wassaic Branch. Regularly scheduled service is in effect between Southeast and Grand Central Terminal. See a Harlem Line Timetable or Metro-North TripPlanner (Schedules) for details.

On the New Haven Line, train service will resume on the Danbury and Waterbury Branches. The New Canaan Branch will have bus service in effect, with some buses leaving stations 15 minutes before the scheduled train time. Regularly scheduled service is in effect between New Haven/Stamford and Grand Central Terminal. See a New Haven Line Timetable or Metro-North TripPlanner (Schedules) for details. See New Canaan Branch bus schedule.

On the Hudson Line, regularly scheduled service is in effect between Poughkeepsie and Croton-Harmon/Grand Central Terminal. See a Hudson Line Timetable or Metro-North TripPlanner (Schedules) for details.

Customers should retain their October monthly train tickets which will remain valid for travel through Monday, November 5th.

On the Port Jervis Line, NJ TRANSIT is working toward resuming partial train service. After train service has been restored, Metro-North will provide supplemental bus service in the mid-day and off-peak periods. Please continue to check back for bus schedules. Visit www.njtransit.com for schedule information.

Monthly and weekly tickets will be honored on Hudson Line trains.

Pascack Valley Line Customers: Transport of Rockland will provide additional TAPPAN ZEExpress bus service from the Palisades Center Mall park & ride lot to Tarrytown Station. Monthly and weekly Pascack Valley train tickets will be honored for bus service. See www.rocklandbus.com for schedule information.

Monthly and weekly tickets from Spring Valley, Nanuet and Pearl River stations will be honored on Hudson Line trains from/to Tarrytown Station.

The Newburgh-Beacon Ferry and the Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry also will return to service Monday morning. The Newburgh-Beacon bus from the park and ride lot at Route 17K, also will be in service.

Customers should expect some delays. Continue to check www.mta.info, listen to news media reports, and listen for announcements at stations and onboard trains.

Click here for the latest information on subway and bus service. http://www.mta.info/status/1 .

[AlanB]

A minor update from the MTA, which now has the J train service making it across the Williamsburg bridge to the first stop in Manhattan.

Service Change Posted: 11/03/2012 6:32PM


J trains operate between Jamaica Center and Essex Street, making all local stops.

Z train service is suspended.

Not full service yet, but at least a second crossing between Manhattan & Brooklyn is up and running.

No word if any sort of special bus service is now running from Essex Street to connect people to any place else in Manhattan.

[AlanB]

And now just a few hours later:

Service Change Posted: 11/03/2012 9:23PM


Due to switch problems at Essex Street, Broad St-bound trains are terminating at Hewes Street.

For service to and from Manhattan shuttle bus is available at Hewes Street.

Please expect delays in train service at this time.

[AlanB]

The Saturday update for the LIRR, which includes plans for Monday:

LIRR to Operate on a Modified Schedule on Monday, November 5LIRR Hourly Weekend Service (Saturday, November 3 & Sunday, November 4)

The LIRR is providing hourly weekend service (Saturday, November 3 & Sunday, November 4) to the LIRR’s four largest branches (Port Washington, Ronkonkoma, Babylon and Huntington) as work continues around the clock to repair the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.

Weekend Service (Saturday, November 3 & Sunday, November 4)
See train departure times for service to/from Babylon here.
See train departure times for service to/from Huntington here.
See train departure times for Ronkonkoma Branch here.
See train departure times for service to/from Port Washington here.

Brooklyn Service
The LIRR is providing hourly train service between Jamaica and Atlantic Terminal/Brooklyn. Customers can walk across Atlantic Avenue to Barclays Center and connect to shuttle buses to midtown Manhattan. See Brooklyn Schedule here.



On Monday, November 5, LIRR To Provide Modified Weekdays Schedule on nearly all Branches

The LIRR will operate on a modified schedule on all branches except the Long Beach branch on Monday, November 5. Trains on the Ronkonkoma Branch will not operate east of Ronkonkoma, and trains on the Montauk Branch will not operate east of Speonk. Because service will be limited, waits will be longer and trains will be more crowded. Customers are advised to travel during off-peak hours.

On Monday, November 5, off-peak fares are in effect and the on board penalty fare will be waived. The October monthly ticket remains valid for travel through Monday, November 5. See weekday schedules below:

Babylon Branch

Far Rockaway Branch

Hempstead Branch

Montauk Branch

Oyster Bay Branch

Port Jefferson Branch

Port Washington Branch

Ronkonkoma Branch

West Hempstead Branch

St Albans Station

The full press release can also be found here.

[AlanB]

And now the J is once again running back to Manhattan. Additionally the earlier question on buses is sort of answered this time, buses remain at Hewes Street.

Service Change Posted: 11/03/2012 11:23PM


J trains operate between Jamaica Center and Essex Street, making all local stops.

Z train service is suspended.

For service to and from Manhattan shuttle bus is available at Hewes Street.

[AlanB]

The Sunday morning update from the MTA:

Major Subway Service Restorations Additional subway lines have been restored, providing increased service and travel options in The Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan. 1 train service has been extended south from 42nd Street-Times Square to 14th Street. 2 train service has also been extended, and is now running from 241st Street in the Bronx to Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. 3 train service has also been restored, and is operating from 148th Street-Lenox Terminal to New Lots Ave. In addition, D service is operating between 205th Street in the Bronx and Bay Parkway in Brooklyn. Crews are working around the clock to restore additional service. These lines join the Lexington Ave 4, 5, 6, the 7 Flushing Line and the J line which were returned to service on Saturday. Several corridors had been operating only limited service due to flooding in underwater tubes and in the case of the Lexington Ave Line and 7th Ave Line power problems affecting Midtown and Lower Manhattan. In addition, limited hourly service is in operation on the Staten Island Railway between St. George and Tottenville.

Transit workers are continuing to pump water out other underwater tubes affecting several lines. Crews are also inspecting components,making repairs and testing equipment in an attempt to restore as much service as soon as possible.

Until full service is restored to all lines, customers should expect some delays and crowding on trains and should stagger their travel times. More work needs to be done to restore normal subway service to all lines across the city. Heavy duty pump trains continue to rid several under river subway tunnels of water. Crews are checking track, signals and other components, and then resting them to make sure they will function properly when service is restored.

Bus service is operating normally, but some routes may be operating with minor detours due to street conditions, customers are advised to look for signage at bus stops.

The full press release can be found here.

The current route listing can be found here and the current subway map is found here.

[AlanB]

Two minor updates to the above, is the restoration of the F train and the Franklin shuttle:

Service Change Posted: 11/04/2012 11:04AM


F train is operating between 179 Street (Queens) and Avenue X (Brooklyn)

The following train stations are closed: Queens Plaza, Court Square-23 Street, Lexington Avenue/53 Street and 5 Avenue/53 Street.

Because of ongoing problems at West 4th Street with the switching plant, the M is still not running through and continues to terminate at 34th Street.

Service Change Posted: 11/04/2012 11:39AM

Limited Franklin Avenue S shuttle train service has resumed operating between Franklin Avenue Station to the Prospect Park Station.

[AlanB]

One other interesting thing reported a recent press conference with the Mayor & Governor, is that the MTA is moving several subway cars by truck out to the Rockaways so as to restore a shuttle service on the island that will run to a bus bridge to connect people around the badly damaged tracks & bridges between the Rockaways & the mainland.