Governor Phil Murphy and NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kris Kolluri today announced a tentative agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET). With a tentative agreement reached, the BLET has agreed to halt the strike and return to work.
Regular weekday train service will resume with the start of the service day on Tuesday, May 20.
Rail cars and infrastructure must undergo safety inspections, moveable bridges that were open must be closed into place and equipment must be at the proper locations to resume. Rail operations has immediately begun those efforts and is advancing them as quickly and safely as possible.
Contingency plans, including bus service from the four regional Park & Rides, will be in place and operating on Monday, May 19. NJ TRANSIT will continue to deploy customer ambassadors at stations and Park & Ride locations to assist customers as train service restarts. Complete details of all contingency efforts can be found at www.njtransit.com/restart or HERE.
NJ TRANSIT continues to strongly encourage employers to allow their employees to work from home if possible, limiting travel on the NJ TRANSIT system to essential purposes only until rail service resumes.