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New York Times
22-05-2025
- General
- New York Times
Corrections: May 22, 2025
A subhead with an article on Monday about a deal between New Jersey Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen reaching to end a three-day strike, misstated the number of passengers who use the commuter railroad each day. About 350,000 commuters use the system's buses and trains daily, not just its trains. Errors are corrected during the press run whenever possible, so some errors noted here may not have appeared in all editions.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NJ Transit engineers expected to get trains running Tuesday. How to get to NYC on Monday
Even though the NJ Transit strike has been tentatively settled, Gov. Phil Murphy asked commuters who can work from home May 19 to give the agency time to get the trains ready to roll May 20. "To offer the understatement of the year, this is a very good outcome," Gov. Phil Murphy said at a May 18 press briefing in Newark. "The sound you probably hear is the collective sigh of our commuters." Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen who run NJ Transit trains went on strike May 16 in a disagreement over wages, bringing the agency's rail service to a grinding halt. NJ Transit is the third-largest transit system in the country, with an impressive fleet of buses, trains and light rail vehicles. Negotiators reached a deal around 7 p.m. on May 18. NJ Transit strike ends: Trains on track for Tuesday commute NJ Transit's roughly 172,000 weekday rail riders will need to consider alternatives. The majority of NJ Transit's bus riders commute to their work sites five days a week, compared with about 30% of customers who commute by train. About 58% of NJ Transit rail riders have hybrid schedules, 9% have the choice to work in office or at home, and 3% are fully remote, according to a survey of about 44,000 NJ Transit customers last year. Some employers offered their employees the opportunity to work from home if the strike stretched into May 19. Four park-and-ride pickup locations in New Jersey will operate during peak weekday hours starting May 19. Service, which will be provided by Academy Express and a bus broker company, TMS Logistics, will operate only in the peak direction: Pickup from Secaucus Junction Bus Plaza going to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan will take place between 6 and 9:30 a.m.; returning riders can get picked up from the bus terminal and dropped at Secaucus between 3 and 7:30 p.m. Pickup from PNC Bank Arts Center going to the Port Authority Bus Terminal will take place between 5 and 8 a.m.; returning riders can get picked up from the bus terminal and dropped at PNC between 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Pickup from Hamilton Rail Station going to Newark Penn Station, where riders can transfer to PATH, will take place from 5 to 9 a.m.; returning riders can get picked up at Newark Penn Station and dropped off at the Hamilton station between 3 and 7 p.m. Pickup from Woodbridge Center mall going to the Harrison PATH station will take place from 6 to 10 a.m.; returning riders can get picked up at Harrison PATH and dropped off at Woodbridge between 4 and 8 p.m. A handful of NJ Transit's bus routes will shore up service to meet the demand: Northeast Corridor: 108, 112, 115 and 129 bus routes. North Jersey Coast Line: 116 and 133/135 bus routes. Raritan Valley Line: 112 and 113 bus routes. Morris & Essex Lines: 107 bus routes. Montclair-Boonton Lines: 193 and 324 bus routes. Main/Bergen County Lines: 145, 163, 164 and 190 bus routes. Pascack Valley Line: 163, 164 and 165 bus routes. Ferry services operated by NY Waterway and the NJ Transit Newark light rail will increase service, along with Boxcar private bus service, with six routes in Morris, Union, Essex and Bergen counties, which had already doubled its service in Bergen starting May 12. Meanwhile the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has no plan to increase service along the PATH rapid transit system unless needed and said it would watch for such a need. A list of private carriers running midtown direct service to the Port Authority bus terminal can be found at but be sure to check the carriers' websites and social media platforms for changes in service. Riders can visit updates. This article originally appeared on NJ Transit strike: How to get to NYC on Monday
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NJ Transit engineers expected to get trains running Tuesday. How to get to NYC Monday
Even though the NJ Transit strike has been tentatively settled, Gov. Phil Murphy asked commuters who can work from home May 19 to give the agency time to get the trains ready to roll May 20. "To offer the understatement of the year, this is a very good outcome," said Gov. Phil Murphy said at a May 18 press briefing in Newark. "The sound you probably hear is the collective sigh of our commuters." Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen who service NJ Transit trains had gone on strike May 16 in a disagreement over wages, bringing the agency's rail service to a grinding halt. NJ Transit is the third largest transit system in the country, with an impressive fleet of buses, trains and light rail vehicles. Negotiators reached a deal around 7 p.m. on May 18. NJ Transit strike ends: Trains on track for Tuesday commute NJ Transit's roughly 172,000 weekday rail riders will need to consider alternatives. The majority of NJ Transit's bus riders commute to their work sites five days a week compared to approximately 30% of customers who commute by train. About 58% of NJ Transit rail riders have hybrid schedules, 9% have the choice to work in office or at home, and 3% are fully remote, according to a survey of about 44,000 NJ Transit customers last year. Some employers have offered their employees the opportunity to work from home should the strike stretch into May 19. Four park-and-ride pickup locations in New Jersey will operate during peak weekday hours starting May 19. Service, which will be provided by Academy Express and a bus broker company, TMS Logistics, will operate only in the peak direction: Pickup from Secaucus Junction Bus Plaza going to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan will take place between 6 and 9:30 a.m.; returning riders can get picked up from the bus terminal and dropped at Secaucus between 3 and 7:30 p.m. Pickup from PNC Bank Arts Center going to the Port Authority Bus Terminal will take place between 5 and 8 a.m.; returning riders can get picked up from the bus terminal and dropped at PNC between 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Pickup from Hamilton Rail Station going to Newark Penn Station, where riders can transfer to PATH, will take place from 5 to 9 a.m.; returning riders can get picked up at Newark Penn Station and dropped off at the Hamilton station between 3 and 7 p.m. Pickup from Woodbridge Center mall going to the Harrison PATH station will take place from 6 to 10 a.m.; returning riders can get picked up at Harrison PATH and dropped off at Woodbridge between 4 and 8 p.m. A handful of NJT's bus routes will shore up service to meet the demand: Northeast Corridor: 108, 112, 115 and 129 bus routes. North Jersey Coast Line: 116 and 133/135 bus routes. Raritan Valley Line: 112 and 113 bus routes. Morris & Essex Lines: 107 bus routes. Montclair-Boonton Lines: 193 and 324 bus routes. Main/Bergen County Lines: 145, 163, 164 and 190 bus routes. Pascack Valley Line: 163, 164 and 165 bus routes. Ferry services operated by NY Waterways and the NJT Newark light rail will increase service, along with Boxcar private bus service that operates six routes in Morris, Union, Essex and Bergen counties, which had already doubled its service in Bergen starting May 12. Meanwhile Port Authority has no plan to increase service along the PATH rapid transit system unless needed and said it would watch for such a need as the strike continued. A list of private carriers running midtown direct service to Porth Authority bus terminal can be found at but be sure to check the carriers' websites and social media platforms for changes in service. Please visit updates. This article originally appeared on NJ Transit strike: How to get to NYC Monday
The Independent
14-05-2025
- Business
- The Independent
New Jersey Transit, commuters bracing for potential train engineers strike
Some 350,000 commuters could soon be scrambling for other ways to reach their destinations if New Jersey Transit engineers walk off the job early Friday. NJ Transit — the nation's third largest transit system — operates buses and rail in the state, providing nearly 1 million weekday trips, including into New York City. If the walkout occurs, all NJ Transit commuter trains will stop running. Wages and working conditions have been the main sticking points of the negotiations between the agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. The union claims its members earn an average salary of $113,000 a year and says an agreement could be reached if agency CEO Kris Kolluri agrees to an average yearly salary of $170,000. NJ Transit leadership, though, disputes the union's data, saying the engineers have average total earnings of $135,000 annually, with the highest earners exceeding $200,000. 'I cannot keep giving money left and right to solve a problem," Kolluri recently said. 'It all comes down to, who is going to pay for this? Money does not grow on trees.' If the walkout does happen, it would be the state's first transit strike in more than 40 years. Strike contingency plans If the engineers do walk off the job, the agency plans to increase bus service if there is a rail strike, saying it would add 'very limited' capacity to existing New York commuter bus routes in close proximity to rail stations and will contract with private carriers to operate bus service from key regional park-and-ride locations during weekday peak periods. However, the agency notes that the buses would not be able to handle close to the same number of passengers — only about 20% of current rail customers — so it is has urged people who can work from home to do so if there is a strike. The potential strike is already causing some disruptions. On Monday, NJ Transit said it would not be operating train or bus service to MetLife Stadium for Shakira concerts scheduled for Thursday and Friday, and said it's not clear yet if it will be providing service for Beyonce fans planning to attend her shows scheduled at MetLife from May 22 to 29. Commuter options if there is a strike If a walkout does occur, NJ Transit has said the chartered buses will run from four satellite lots across the state to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan or to PATH train stations in north Jersey, starting Monday. As many as 1,000 passengers are on a full train each day, and roughly 70,000 commuters take the trains each day. NJ Transit says each chartered bus could carry only about 100 passengers, and no buses would run on the first day of a potential strike. Officials expect some train customers will switch to existing NJ Transit bus routes or use the chartered carriers. Others may choose to drive into New York City, where they would have to pay congestion pricing fees. Negotiations ongoing The potential walkout comes a month after union members overwhelmingly rejected a labor agreement with management. Both sides had earlier said the tentative agreement included a 'reasonable wage increase' for union members as well as the resolution of a long-standing grievance. Kolluri has said the offer would have raised the average annual pay of full-time engineers to $172,000 from $135,000, but union leaders say those figures were inflated. Since that proposal was rejected, the two sides have traded jabs over the labor dispute, which goes back to 2019, when the engineers' contract expired. Union leaders say train engineers have gone without a raise over the past five years and are just seeking pay parity with engineers who work for other rail agencies. The parties met Monday with a federal mediation board in Washington to discuss the dispute, but both sides and the board have declined to comment on whether any progress was made or if more talks have been scheduled. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, says all options are on the table if a strike occurs, including declaring a state of emergency. The governor, though, remains optimistic an agreement can be reached.
