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The snow came. The city kept running.

MTA crews kept more than 2,300 buses and 4,400 subway and Staten Island Railway trains moving through the storm.

Janno was out there too, checking in with teams that kept New York moving.
January 26, 2026 at 5:29 PM
LIRR crews used salt, heat, and jet-powered snow blowers to keep trains moving yesterday. Yes, jet-powered.

The railroad has seven rail-bound jet blowers — repurposed jet and helicopter engines — that blast snow and ice clear of switches and the third rail.
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
MTA Chair Janno Lieber continued his storm prep tour today at the Flatbush Bus Depot, where crews are chaining buses ahead of Sunday’s snow.
January 25, 2026 at 1:02 AM