"Blizzard Brings Northeast U.S. to a Grinding Halt"

"A nor’easter blizzard of historic proportions barreling up the U.S. East Coast prompted authorities to shut highways, bridges, transit systems, schools, Broadway shows and sporting events in a swath from New Jersey through New England.

National Weather Service predictions that New York residents could expect more than 2 feet of snow, with Boston and points north experiencing 36 inches (91 centimeters), sent commuters by the thousands scurrying into packed trains departing from Manhattan’s Pennsylvania Station and Grand Central Terminal.

Air carriers canceled thousands of flights through Tuesday, and commuter rail service, subways and buses in and out of New York City were to stop by 11 p.m. All trans-Hudson crossings, including the Lincoln and Holland tunnels and the George Washington Bridge, were to shut too, with only emergency vehicles allowed. Amtrak suspended service for the New England region and scaled it back south of New York."

Henry Goldman and Esmé E. Deprez report for Bloomberg News January 26, 2015.