Snowpocalypse: NJ Transit, LIRR, Metro North May Close by 11pm

Francisco Mathurine, of the Times Square Alliance, clears snow from the steps in Father Duffy Square in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. Officials cautioned Northeast residents to not be misled by a relatively smooth Monday morning commute, and pressed their cautions to prepare for a "crippling and potentially historic" storm that could bury communities from northern New Jersey to southern Maine in up to 2 feet of snow starting later in the day. AP Photo/Richard Drew

The Long Island Rail Road and Metro North railway could close by 11 p.m. on Monday night, Governor Andrew Cuomo alerted the public early Monday afternoon.

Cuomo said that it’s unclear yet whether the closure will happen but if the forecast holds--“if nothing changes”--then the railways will be shut down.

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