Amtrak has suspended service between Boston and New York City as heavy snow pummels New England.
Amtrak says train service between the cities will be halted for the remainder of Tuesday. Amtrak initially said train service would be suspended until at least 11 a.m.
Amtrak says service will be restored “pending improved conditions.”
While snowfall was negligible on much of Cape Cod during the early hours of the latest storm to hit the Northeast, forecasters said the nor’easter could dump as much as 2 feet.
There was barely enough snow early Tuesday to coat lawns and sand beaches, yet winds near hurricane force were lashing the peninsula.
The National Weather Service says gusts exceeding 50 mph (80 kph) were recorded off Cape Cod Bay in Bourne early Tuesday.
The area was hit hard by the last two storms, with massive coastal erosion and hundreds of toppled trees.
The weather service issued a blizzard warning for much of the coast of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
Although the latest storm was not expected to bring as many power outages as a nor’easter last week, about 12,000 customers in Massachusetts lost power Tuesday morning.
Communities across the region closed schools for the day and issued on-street parking bans.
The Boston-area public transit system said it would operate on a limited weekday basis and encouraged people to check schedules before heading out.
The storm is expected to last through most of the day Tuesday, disrupting road and air travel.
