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They're supplemented.

This is City of New York as opposed to MTA, but they're supplemented by Parks Department workers.

And they're actually hiring folks off the street for extra shovelers this time around.

So I'm very hopeful that that particular challenge will be addressed.

And we're going to be clearing not just the tracks, but also our yards, as I mentioned, which is where trains tend to get stuck.

It's old-fashioned stuff, Paul.

We put chains on the tires of every bus, and that gets done in the days leading up to the storm when we know it's coming.

You know, forecasting is getting better and better.

We chain the entire fleet, and we take all the articulated buses, which tend to move around a little more in slippery conditions.

We take them out of service, and we make plans accordingly.

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You know, Tom, it's an interesting point.

Rob was talking about the advances in forecasting.

The advantage of that is it allows us to do a ton of preparation and 15,000 MTA workers labored over the weekend and into today.

to make sure we could put on service.

And we were able to maintain bus and subway and Metro North and Long Island Railroad commuter service right through the storm, with delays, with imperfections, but we were able to operate, which is not always the case in the past.

And that's because of preparation.

And, you know, our concern now is we're operating a full Monday morning commute, which is amazing.

But, you know, obviously with the risk of thaw and icing, that presents new problems.

So we're moving on in how we manage the impacts of the storm, just as you suggest.