Messages seeking comment from the engineers' union were not answered.Īmid the evening commute, NJ Transit issued a travel alert to suspend train service early with the last trains leaving from New York, Newark and Hoboken roughly between 7 and 8 p.m. More than 40 trains were canceled by the afternoon. We intend to explore all legal remedies in response to this illegal and irresponsible action," a NJ Transit spokesperson said in a statement to News 4.Ĭalling the actions of the engineers "illegal," NJ Transit said it would look into all possible legal remedies in response to the job action.
"NJ TRANSIT is disappointed that the union would perpetuate such an act on the more than 100,000 customers who depend on NJ TRANSIT rail service every day. The Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line were particularly hard hit during the morning rush and by the afternoon, nearly every line had an alert. Rumors of a job action began circulating Thursday when NJ Transit sent a letter to the engineers' union warning workers against missing work on Friday.Įngineers who did not show up to work forced service cancelations on a number of train lines throughout the day. Woman shouted “someone help, I need to know what to do, I have kids” /FXv7ZbVhAw- Josh Cradduck June 17, 2022 The scene at Penn Station as commuters monitor the board - has canceled many afternoon trains due to engineer availability.
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