--- description: The head of the Boston public transportation system says it could take up to 30 days to restore full service after record-setting snowfall title: Boston's Public Transportation Won't Be Normal for at Least 30 Days image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0dfb947a0b58fa99/69877f87428a9e8085cc72aa/mbta.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [weather](/tag/weather/) ## weather Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Boston's Public Transit Won't See Full Service for 30 Days  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 17, 2015 12:15 AM CUT  Pedestrians walk along snow covered, MBTA subway rails on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts following a winter storm on Feb. 15, 2015. Pedestrians walk along snow covered, MBTA subway rails on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts following a winter storm on Feb. 15, 2015.Brian Snyder—Reuters  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 17, 2015 12:15 AM CUT Record-setting snowfall has so disrupted Boston’s main public transportation system that it [may need a month to return to full service](http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/02/16/mbta-runs-limited-service-monday-decisions-tuesday/uMKP15kJglrUFTddkIEKUM/story.html "undefined"), the MBTA said Monday. “As long as we don’t get hit with another storm like the last one, it will be back in 30 days,” Beverly Scott, general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, said at a news conference, according to the Boston _Globe_. Scott cautioned it may take even longer if another major storm hits. “This last round really crippled our infrastructure and our vehicle fleet,” she added. “It created operational challenges and created severe damage which will take time to recover from.” A series of winter storms have made February the snowiest month in Boston’s recorded history and workers have been struggling to clear snow and ice from the rail system, known as the “T.” Scott said areas that have been hit particularly hard in the storms, and lines that are most used by commuters, are being initially targeted for cleanup. The MBTA ran limited service on Monday and is expected to do so Tuesday, as forecasters [expect](http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/02/16/tuesday-storm-could-bring-more-inches-snow/kPkYAt4PEsx9TENy6c11xM/story.html "undefined") at least one to two inches more to accumulate in the city by early morning. \[[_Boston Globe_](http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/02/16/mbta-runs-limited-service-monday-decisions-tuesday/uMKP15kJglrUFTddkIEKUM/story.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3711389/boston-mbta-public-transit-service/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3711389/boston-mbta-public-transit-service/"},"headline":"Boston's Public Transit Won't See Full Service for 30 Days","datePublished":"2015-02-17T00:15:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:27:49.462Z","description":"“This last round really crippled our infrastructure and our vehicle fleet\"","url":"https://time.com/3711389/boston-mbta-public-transit-service/","keywords":["weather","Boston","climate","snow"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0dfb947a0b58fa99/69877f87428a9e8085cc72aa/mbta.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0dfb947a0b58fa99/69877f87428a9e8085cc72aa/mbta.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pedestrians walk along snow covered, MBTA subway rails on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston","caption":"Pedestrians walk along snow covered, MBTA subway rails on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston","creditText":"Brian Snyder—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/weather/","name":"weather"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3711389/boston-mbta-public-transit-service/","name":"Boston's Public Transit Won't See Full Service for 30 Days"}}]}] ```