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Two commuter trains collided just outside Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening, damaging the tracks and snarling travel in the Northeast. Here's a look at what commuters can expect Monday, as the work week gets underway, and beyond:

METRO-NORTH RAILROAD SERVICE PROBLEMS:

Metro-North Railroad says its commuter rail service between South Norwalk and New Haven will be down for at least a few days as crews repair tracks, overhead wires and other equipment. Reduced service will operate between South Norwalk and New York's Grand Central Terminal. Bus service will be in effect between Waterbury and Bridgeport, with no train connections.

Each day, approximately 30,000 Metro-North customers use the stations where service has been shut down, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which operates Metro-North.

Regular service will operate between Stamford and Grand Central Terminal. Regular service will operate on Metro-North's New Canaan and Danbury branches.

AMTRAK SERVICE PROBLEMS:

Amtrak says its Acela Express and Northeast Regional Service between New York and New Haven are indefinitely suspended. Amtrak says it will provide limited service between Boston and New Haven.

COMMUTING ALTERNATIVES:

Jim Cameron, chairman of a commuter group, wants officials in numerous towns to suspend parking rules to accommodate what could be tens of thousands of motorists driving to unaffected train stations.

SCOPE OF WORK:

Crews must rebuild 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals. Metro-North President Howard Permut calls the work the wholesale reconstruction of a two-track electrified railroad.