Train and bus service is shut down as police conduct a massive manhunt for one of two suspects in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing. People waiting at bus and subway stops were told to go home.

Amtrak has stopped trains about an hour south of the city in Providence, R.I. Amtrak has also suspended its entire Downeaster service, which runs from Brunswick, Maine to Boston, according to spokesman Cliff Cole.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, which operates commuter trains into Boston as well as the city's subway — called the T — and the city's buses suspended all operations. The one exception appears to be the Silver Line bus between Logan and downtown.

All major highways remained open, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The exception is Watertown, the center of the manhunt.

Megabus has canceled at least 18 buses between Boston and New York, New Haven, Conn., Hartford, Conn., Burlington, Vt. and Philadelphia. More than 1,000 passengers were affected, according to spokesman Mike Alvich. They received emails offering a refund or the option to rebook for free.

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