I lied. One last update on the S-Line streetcar.
I saw by the cleared paths in the snow that the S-Line is actually operating over the new extended siding, so I hung around an extra minute and took a picture of the eastbound car stopping at the new platform, then passing the westbound car between stops (at an amazing closing speed of of 50 mph! Whoo hoo!)
Trains in the snow are awesome. For the past few days I've been taking TRAX and the bus to work, and it is amazing how the TRAX trains just plow through the snow without a care, with no change to their schedules. It is fascinating how taking TRAX during a snow storm isn't all that different to taking TRAX during a rain storm - but that the same comparison doesn't hold up at all for the buses. They were late, they dumped you off in snow banks, they had a hard time getting around cars that were stuck in the snow, ect.
I checked on the Tracker App to see how the UVX line handled the snow, and it seemed like the buses were doing OK. Was anyone able to ride that line during or after the big snow storms to see if the BRT line was affected by the snow?