The MBTA Orange Line is experiencing severe delays Friday morning after disabled trains rendered a shortage of subway cars.

MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo spoke with NECN Friday morning shortly after 8:30 a.m and said that a train was taken off the track after issues occurred at Community College Station.

“The fleet’s 35 year old cars have taken a severe winter beating over the last ten days,” Pesaturo told BostInno.

Just Thursday, the MBTA announced that 82 percent of the cars needed for a regular weekday schedule were in service, including an increase on the Orange Line from 48 cars to 72.

On Saturday, buses will shuttle Orange Line passengers between Oak Grove and Sullivan Stations due to weather-related maintenance and repairs. MBTA personnel will perform the same kind of work on the Red Line between Braintree and JFK/UMass stations on both Saturday and Sunday.

“The MTA in New York has generously loaned the MBTA two jet-powered snow blowers (very similar to the MBTA’s ‘Snowzilla’) to help clear the snow along the Red and Orange Line rights-of-way,” noted the MBTA in an email. “The MBTA apologizes for the inconvenience while crews work to restore service to the levels customers expect and deserve.”

According to the MBTA alert system, commuters are also encouraged to board the Green Line at Haymarket and North Station. Commuters at Downtown Crossing Station are encouraged to utilize the Winter Street Concourse to the Green Line at Park Street for service to the downtown area.