NJ Transit train engineers OK tentative deal that ended 3-day strike
New Jersey Transit's train engineers have overwhelmingly approved the tentative deal that ended their three-day strike last month.
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New Jersey Transit's train engineers have overwhelmingly approved the tentative deal that ended their three-day strike last month.
New Jersey Transit riders said they are relieved the strike is over and rail travel has returned to normal.
New Jersey Transit riders said they were happy to see trains back up and running Tuesday after a strike by the engineers union disrupted travel for four days.
NJ Transit service resumes today after the agency reached a tentative agreement with the engineers union to end their strike
While a new deal has been reached, rail service won't resume until Tuesday. NJ Transit says rail cars and infrastructure must first undergo safety inspections, and equipment must be put back in the proper places since the trains haven't been used in several days.
As the NJ Transit strike continues, state officials and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen said they had constructive talk on Saturday.
NJ Transit trains are officially shut down after hundreds of train operators went on strike Friday.
NJ Transit rail engineers went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing train service to a screeching halt.
NJ Transit rail engineers will officially go on strike Friday after the union and the agency failed to reach an agreement.
As a New Jersey Transit rail strike looms, the union representing engineers is demanding higher pay. A strike would not affect Amtrak, NJ Transit buses or the River Line.
There appears to be a discrepancy in the salary proposals between NJ Transit and the union representing its locomotive engineers as a strike looms.
New Jersey Transit is offering free rides for children on Thursday to celebrate "Take Your Kids to Work Day.” Officials say they are doing this to help young people explore careers and to highlight the benefits of using buses and trains to commute. Two children under 18 can ride free of charge with a fare-paying adult.
A man is in custody after police discovered multiple guns linked to an unattended bag at Newark Penn Station on Friday.
New Jersey residents spoke out at a public meeting in Palmyra to discuss safety and reliability issues following the deadly River Line crash.
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A passenger describes the scary moments when a tree came through the windshield of a New Jersey Transit train.
A passenger who was injured when a New Jersey Transit train hit a tree on the tracks describes the scary moment of impact and the aftermath.
Jessica Haley, a Bucks County mother of three, was killed when the train crashed in Mansfield Township, Burlington County.
A New Jersey Transit River Line train operator died after a train struck a downed tree in Mansfield Township, Burlington County.
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Philadelphia will declare a heat health emergency when the heat index reaches 100, which is expected on Wednesday.
Philadelphia police are searching for a man wanted in three shootings, including two deadly ones, in the city's Hunting Park neighborhood.
One Pennsylvania church is opening its doors wider, creating a welcoming place for members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Montgomery County on Monday kicked off America's semiquincentennial week with a birthday bash celebrating Valley Forge National Historical Park.
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Montgomery County on Monday kicked off America's semiquincentennial week with a birthday bash celebrating Valley Forge National Historical Park.
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