The MBTA is vowing yesterday’s deployment of $100 million in state-of-the-art equipment and revamped blizzard procedures will set a new standard for storm-fighting, though as the storm wore on, delays and service interruptions hit some rail and bus lines.

“We have a long road ahead of us, but we owe it to our riders to get them to work and get them home,” MBTA Chief Administrator and Acting General Manger Brian Shortsleeve told the Herald. “We have a lot of work to do but we have invested a lot of money for this winter and our team is prepared.”

Five commuter rail trains along the Fitchburg line had delays up to an hour and all bus lines experienced what the MBTA called “moderate delays,” as yesterday’s blizzard got ahead of road crews. On some bus routes, the T had to bypass stops entirely.

“Buses encountered the same challenges that all motorists did in today’s difficult conditions,” MassDOT spokeswoman Lisa Battiston said. “But overall, the MBTA had a good day, providing safe and reliable subway and bus service to tens of thousands of people.”

The MBTA launched $100 million in new snow-fighting equipment, including a new third rail for above-ground sections of the Red Line, 80 plows on the front of Red and Orange Line cars, and anti-icing equipment, Shortsleeve said. Overnight, a pair of jet engine-powered snowblowers with 3,000 pounds of thrust were due to clear tracks. Also new this year is an MBTA emergency operations center, near South Station. Shortsleeve was joined there by Chief Operating Officer Jeff Gonneville and managers from maintenance, power and signals.

Two years ago, the system was shut down for days by back-to-back snowstorms.

Yesterday, the MBTA’s buses, subways and commuter rail all operated on regular schedules. There were about 57 bus delays or snow route changes because of the snow in several places, including downtown Boston, Mattapan, Charlestown, Cambridge, Lynn, Malden, Quincy and Melrose. There were also some commuter rail delays.

“I think the biggest lesson from two years ago (was), keep the system running, run the trains, run the commuter rail, run the subway, don’t stop running the system,” Shortsleeve said. “And second is the communication. We are getting reports every 30 minutes and keeping the riding public informed. From a communication standpoint, we have made great strides.”