NJ Transit rail service resumes
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Talks aimed at settling a strike between train engineers and New Jersey’s huge commuter railroad resumed Saturday and are set to continue Sunday.
New Jersey's commuter rail engineers walked off the job early on Friday after 11th-hour contract talks with the third-largest U.S. public transit system stalled ahead of a midnight strike deadline set for meeting union wage demands.
NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri says talks with the union will resume Sunday and Monday, with the goal of reaching a deal and restoring reliable service for commuters.
This ain’t your garden-variety travel headache. New Jersey is on pace for a nightmare summer spanning planes, trains and automobiles — as sinkhole-ridden highways, persistent chaos at Newark Liberty International Airport and a likely transit strike threaten to upend travel plans at the worst possible time.