With more nasty weather predicted for the city, the MTA has once again set its winter preparation plans in motion. NY1's Jose Martinez filed the following report.

This time, subway riders need not fear the forecast. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority insists that trains will operate through this weekend's deep freeze and snow, just not on the express tracks.

"That might be a problem for a lot of travelers," said one commuter. "Especially people, people do work on the weekend as well, so that's going to be an issue."

The MTA's so-called "Plan Four" for winter operations will be in effect all weekend, with trains being stored on underground express tracks as a protective measure. So if you're looking for a quicker ride, tough.

"Especially on the weekends, they're slow enough as it is," said one commuter. "So if you can have express service, it's a good thing to get people going where they need to be."

Limited subway service, though, sure beats an entire system shutdown, like the one that went into effect on Monday ahead of a projected blizzard that turned out to be a dud in the city. That frightening forecast led Governor Andrew Cuomo and the MTA to pull the plug on subway service for the first time ever.

"The train, shutting down like that, I think it was completely unneccesasary," said one commuter.

The MTA has a doomsday plan to operate during severe winter storms. It calls for maintaining service underground but halting trains on open-air lines if the conditions get too severe. However, the agency chose not to activate that plan, moving to a system-wide shutdown instead. The backlash already has the authority pondering how it should react to the next menacing forceast.

"We're going to review this," said MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast. "We're going to take a look at it from the standpoint of, is there anything we could have done better?"

In the meantime, the MTA will again roll out the heavy equipment that helps to keep the tracks clear. Will that, and running service only on local tracks, keep New Yorkers on the move? As we found out on Monday, the MTA's winter weather plans, just like the forecast itself, are subject to change.