Commuter rail service remains suspended for the day, however, as crews cleared snow off the tracks.

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Commuter rail service remained suspended Sunday, however, as crews cleared snowoff tracks.

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And Amtrak nixed several of its scheduled runs, citing the weather, while commuter rail service in and out of New York and other locales were also impacted.

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Metro-North Railroad says its commuter rail service between South Norwalk and New Haven will be down for at least a few days as crews repair tracks, overhead wires and other equipment.

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And when they're all completed, tentatively in 2019, they will bring subway and commuter rail service to vast, underserved stretches of the city, particularly the far East and West sides of Manhattan.

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Commuter rail, bus and subway service were suspended, and thousands of workers were told to stay home.

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All three commuter rail systems were planning to add extra train service in the afternoon to help carry an anticipated early rush hour of Manhattan office workers departing ahead of the storm.

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Public transit, including commuter rail, buses and subways, were halted, and Amtrak closed service to and from the city.

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