New Jersey Transit crews work to remove a fallen tree from the Morris and Essex Line east of Summit, N.J., Aug. 4, 2020. (Courtesy of NJ Transit) NEW YORK - Service on all three commuter railroads in the New York City metropolitan area was suspended on Tuesday because of the dangerous effects of Tropical Storm Isaias.The Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Railroad were suspended systemwide for most of the day, the MTA announced.
New Jersey Transit rail service is also on hold systemwide due to "overhead wire and signal issues," the agency said.Shortly after 9 p.m., the LIRR Far Rockaway and Long Beach branches and the Metro-North Hudson Line resumed running but the other branches and lines remained out of service.NJ Transit Northeast.