Traffic & Transit
All NJ Transit Train Lines Suspended Friday Night
NJ Transit has suspended rail service for the rest of the day Friday because of "illegal job action" on the part of the engineers' union.
![NJ Transit said they "became aware of a rumor" late Thursday that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLE&T) union might initiate an "illegal job action" Friday, having engineers "mark off" work in protest.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/ap/25310363/20220617/081753/styles/patch_image/public/ap1603111545331257___17201003349.jpg)
NEW JERSEY — NJ Transit has suspended rail service for the rest of the day Friday, an agency spokesman told Patch.
The transit agency was forced to cancel a number of trains throughout the day, including during the morning rush. And shortly after 7 p.m., NJ Transit announced they would end train service early because of "illegal job action" on the part of the train engineers' union.
The transit agency did not say why, but had mentioned an engineer shortage earlier in the day.
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Read More: NJ Transit Blames Engineers' Union For Friday Train Cancellations
NJ Transit said they "became aware of a rumor" late Thursday that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLE&T) union might initiate an "illegal job action" Friday, having engineers "mark off" work for the Juneteenth holiday.
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The state recognized Juneteenth as a holiday on Friday, but NJ Transit told Patch that the engineers' union did not sign a contract giving them Friday off of work.
Here are the last eastbound trains to New York, Newark, and Hoboken Friday:
- Port Jervis Line – from Port Jervis to Hoboken: Train No. 68 at 9:22 p.m.
- Main Line – from Suffern to Hoboken: Train No. 1136 at 9:47 p.m.
- Bergen County Line – from Suffern to Hoboken: Train No. 1186 at 10:17 p.m.
- Pascack Valley Line – from Spring Valley to Hoboken: Train No. 1634 at 9:07 p.m.
- Gladstone Line – from Gladstone to Hoboken: Train No. 438 at 9:28 p.m.
- Raritan Valley Line: no eastbound service for the remainder of the service day
- M&E: Dover to NY: Train No. 6672 at 7:58 p.m.
- Montclair-Boonton: Train No. 6270 at 8:05 p.m. Montclair to NY
- Northeast Corridor (Trenton to NY): no eastbound service for the remainder of the service day
- North Jersey Coast Line: (Bay Head/Long Branch to NY): No eastbound service for the remainder of the service day
Here are the last trains from New York, Newark, and Hoboken Friday:
- Northeast Corridor: No. 3881 at 7:44 p.m. from NY
- North Jersey Coast Line: No. 3279 at 7:06 p.m. from NY
- Raritan Valley Line: No. 5747 at 7:13 p.m. from Newark Penn Station
- Montclair-Boonton Line to Hackettstown: No. 1085 at 7:22 p.m. from Hoboken
- Gladstone Line: No. 443 at 7:44 p.m. from Hoboken
- M&E to Dover: No. 6667 at 8:05 p.m from NY
- Montclair-Boonton to Montclair: No. 6291 at 7:37 p.m. from NY
- Port Jervis Line: No. 65 at 7:57 p.m. from Hoboken
- Main Line: No. 1127 at 7:46 p.m. from Hoboken
- Bergen County Line: No. 1177 at 8:13 p.m. from Hoboken
- Pascack Valley Line: No. 1641 at 7:28 p.m. from Hoboken
The transit agency is accepting rail tickets "on NJ TRANSIT and Private Carrier buses, all three NJ TRANSIT light rail lines, PATH from 33rd Street in New York, Hoboken and Newark Penn, and NY Waterway ferries."
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