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Options to get to New York City aside from NJ Transit trains
Some alternate ways to get to New York City include buses, the ferry, the PATH and more.
Is NJ Transit calling the locomotive engineers back to work? Or are the union members calling the agency to continue talks to resolve a more than five-year-old expired contract?
The finger-pointing continues between the two sides as Day 2 of a rail workers’ strike gets under way May 17.
“While the negotiations will resume this weekend, we have a contingency plan in place to address the needs of our riders,” said Kris Kolluri, CEO and president of NJ Transit, in a statement issued on the afternoon of May 16.
When will negotiations restart?
Both sides have agreed to resume negotiations May 18, and the National Mediation Board will be in the room trying to help bridge the divide before weekday commutes begin the next day.
Meanwhile, NJ Transit officials are putting bus service into hyperdrive, trying to accommodate the 172,000 weekday rail riders; Amtrak, PATH, ferries and private bus companies are also stepping up their services to aid NJ Transit customers. NJ Transit is adding bus service starting May 19 on routes that align with rail routes and will offer four new park-and-ride options at Hamilton Train Station, Secaucus Junction, Woodbridge Center and PNC Bank Arts Center.
