NJ Transit Resumes Rail Service Following Winter Storm Blast

Jan. 26, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC

New Jersey Transit is resuming rail service after the heaviest and coldest winter storm in years forced the state-run agency on Sunday to halt all of its public transportation operations.

Most rail service resumed on Monday at 12 p.m. New York time on a severe weather schedule, according to NJ Transit’s website. The Gladstone Branch, Pascack Valley Line and Princeton Dinky will remain suspended.

The agency expects to run the trains on Tuesday on a weekend schedule, Kris Kolluri, NJ Transit’s chief executive officer, said during a press conference Monday.

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