NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Train service connecting some of the New York region’s far-flung suburbs and exurbs to Manhattan is scheduled to resume full operation Monday, marking a modest milestone for a system that was crippled by Superstorm Sandy and continues to feel the effects more than two months later.

In an unintended bit of timing, the announcements Friday came as New Jersey commuters closed out a week in which several accidents left dozens of people injured and transit officials announced plans to close a major inbound roadway for two years for repairs.

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