By Caroline Jumpertz
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
This evening's commute should be significantly easier than the one that confronted public transport users this morning, due to a massive, city-wide clean up following the storm that has dumped 19-inches of snow on New York City since Wednesday.
All roadways and MTA bridge and tunnel crossings are open and operating normally.
The MTA has restored service across the entire public transport system, but some delays and cancellations should be expected.
Residual delays remain on the New York City Subway and Staten Island Railroad, Manhattan buses have full or partial service restored, and the Long Island Rail Road plans to operate a reduced weekday ''PM Rush'' schedule.
"Of the 126 trains normally operated during the PM rush, approximately 18 eastbound PM rush trains will be canceled and, as a result, some trains could be more crowded," an MTA spokesman said in a late afternoon update.
The Metro-North Railroad will see the New Haven Line main line service operating on a Sunday schedule for the remainder of the day, which is an hourly service. However, the 4.34 p.m, 5.34 p.m. and 6.34 p.m. trains departing from Grand Central Terminal will not operate.
Hudson and Harlem Line trains will operate on a Saturday schedule.
The Newburgh-Beacon and Haverstraw-Ossining Ferries will be replaced by bus services.
West-of-Hudson customers should visit NJ Transit for information and service status.
Amtrak reported very small residual delays, with just three trains affected.
The Crescent (train 19 to New Orleans), the Silver Meteor (train 97 to Florida) and the NE Regional (train number 127), which heads through the corridor, are the only trains still affected by weather. Passengers intending to catch these trains are advised to check Amtrak's website or call 1800-USA-RAIL.
