NJ Transit Rail Strike Enters Day 2 as Union, State Officials Continue Wage Talks

The strike leaves 350,000 daily commuters without train access to Manhattan.

Union members from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen form a picket line outside the NJ Transit Headquarters in Newark, N.J., on May 16, 2025. Stefan Jeremiah/AP Photo

Train service between New Jersey and New York remained suspended for a second day Saturday, as negotiations continued between union leaders and state officials over a contract that could bring rail engineers back to work.

NJ Transit President Kris Kolluri and New Jersey Gov. Murphy scheduled back-to-back meetings with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) on both Saturday and Sunday in an effort to end the strike before the Monday morning rush hour.