New Jersey Transit said rail service would resume on Wednesday morning along the Montclair-Boonton line on a limited schedule. One train per hour will enter New York City during the morning rush, from 6 to 10 a.m., and leave the city from 4 to 8 p.m. Other trains will terminate in Hoboken, and the agency is urging passengers to continue to use specially arranged ferry service there to reach Manhattan. During off-peak hours, trains will run between Montclair State University and New York and will not always make all stops. New Jersey Transit also said crews were working to repair the North Jersey Coast Line's severely damaged drawbridge over the Raritan River between Perth Amboy and South Amboy. A major constraint on fully restoring New York-bound service is damage to the Amtrak electrical substation in Kearny, N.J., which provides power between Newark and Manhattan. An Amtrak spokesman, Cliff Cole, said crews there were working "around the clock" but could provide no specifics on their progress. PATH trains have begun letting passengers off at Ninth Street in Manhattan from 5 to 9:30 a.m., to ease crowding at the 14th Street station. Riders can enter and exit the system at Ninth Street between 9:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. Jersey Central Power and Light reported more than 1,000 customers still without power Tuesday afternoon, including more than 100 each in Essex, Hunterdon, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean and Somerset Counties. About 30,000 customers in devastated coastal areas will have to wait much longer. Gov. Chris Christie's office said 634 people remained in shelters. The state is preparing the former military base at Fort Monmouth to provide temporary housing for as many as 600 families by the end of the month. More than 25,000 residents are receiving federal rental assistance because their homes were damaged by the storm. Mr. Christie said he expected a preliminary assessment of the storm's damage from the state treasury on Friday. He also said he was sending state banking and insurance officials to coastal communities to help residents deal with insurance claims and help businesses get access to capital for rebuilding.