Governor Phil Murphy and NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kris Kolluri announced a tentative agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET), ending a three-day rail stoppage. Regular weekday train service will resume with the start of the service day on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, as it takes approximately 24 hours to inspect and prepare tracks, rail cars and other infrastructure before returning to full scheduled service. Contingency plans, including bus service from the four regional Park & Rides, will be in place and operating on Monday, May 19, 2025. NJ TRANSIT will continue to deploy customer ambassadors at stations and Park & Ride locations to assist customers as train service restarts.

The tentative agreement must still be ratified by the members of the BLET, and approved by the NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors. Details of the contract provisions are not able to be released at this time to allow for the ratification process to occur. With a tentative agreement reached, the BLET has agreed to halt the strike and return to work in order for service to resume on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

Rail cars and infrastructure must undergo safety inspections, movable bridges that were open must be closed into place and equipment must be at the proper locations to resume.  NJ TRANSIT Rail Operations has immediately begun those efforts and is advancing them as quickly and safely as possible.

While those efforts continue, NJ TRANSIT’s contingency plans will remain in effect including the four Park & Ride locations. Complete details of all contingency efforts can be found at njtransit.com/restart.

-via Press Release