Boston service back, lockdown lifted

Police cornered and captured the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing Friday night, two hours after limited public transit resumed and an earlier police request for businesses to close and residents and visitors to "shelter in place" was lifted. According to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Twitter feed, all forms of public transit except commuter rail have been reinstated.

Taxi service, which had been halted earlier Friday morning, has been restored and flights continue to operate from Logan Airport, which is under a "heightened state of alert." But most major airlines - including American, JetBlue, Southwest, United and US Airways - were waiving change fees, and about a third of Logan departures and arrivals were delayed, the Boston Globe reports.
 

Amtrak, which had halted Acela Express and Northeast Regional service in the Boston area and terminated Northeast Corridor trains at New York Penn Station, announced at that limited service would resume Friday night with a regular schedule expected Saturday.

Early Friday morning, Massachusetts shut down all mass transit, including buses and trains, in Boston and surrounding suburbs.
 

The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, which is providing updates on its website, says Friday operations were suspended at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and the Hynes Convention Center. The bureau also notes that Lexington police shut down the area around the historic Battle Green and were asking all tours to bypass the town. Among other attractions closed Friday: Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site, the Museum of Science, Museum of Fine Arts and Children's Museum. Friday night's Red Sox-Royals and Bruins-Penguins games were postponed.