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[ August 7, 2025 ] Amtrak’s NextGen Acela Debuts on Aug. 28 Amtrak
[ August 4, 2025 ] Senate Confirms Marcus J. Molinaro as 16th Federal Transit Administration Administrator FTA
[ July 31, 2025 ] Analysis: Amtrak Increasingly Reliant on Aging Fleet Amtrak
[ July 31, 2025 ] Amtrak Names Costin Corneanu Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Amtrak
[ July 31, 2025 ] Quiet Zones Along DART Silver Line to Become Active Before End of August Commuter Rail

NJ Transit Head Says Agency Optimistic About Agreement

May 17, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Speaking at Newark Broad Street Station, NJ Transit President & CEO Kris Kolluri emphasized his commitment to continuing the negotiations and expressed optimism that a timely resolution could be reached with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET).

Lawmakers: NJ Transit Strike Is Another ‘Summer of Hell’ That Could Have Been Prevented

May 16, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn and Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger condemned the NJ Transit strike that has paralyzed rail service statewide, warning it marks the beginning of another “summer of hell” for Monmouth County commuters.

A NJ Transit train idles in Rahway, New Jersey.

Hundreds of Thousands of NJ Transit Riders Stranded by Strike

May 16, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Hundreds of thousands of New Jersey commuters awoke Friday to learn that, at 12:01 a.m., NJ Transit engineers went on strike after five years without a new contract and a last-minute breakdown in negotiations Thursday.

NJ Transit Locomotive Engineers Go on Strike

May 16, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit locomotive engineers are now on strike.

A NJ Transit train in Newark, New Jersey.

NJ Transit Engineers Headed Toward May 16 Strike

May 13, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen met with the National Mediation Board in Washington, D.C., on Monday, but it didn’t help avert the possibility of a strike.

NJ Transit Hurtles Toward Strike

May 10, 2025 New Jersey Monitor

Locomotive engineers at NJ Transit and the agency’s management remain at odds as stalled contract negotiations at an impasse over wages threaten to boil over into a disruptive strike in less than a week.

New Jersey Lawmaker Calls on Trump to Intervene in NJ Transit Contract Dispute

May 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

President Donald Trump must intervene in the threatened strike of NJ Transit workers, a New Jersey state lawmaker said Friday.

National Mediation Board Summons NJ Transit, BLET to Washington

May 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The National Mediation Board has called NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen to Washington on Monday, May 12, to continue mediation.

NJ Transit, Amalgamated Transit Union Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

May 7, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit and the Amalgamated Transit Union have reached a tentative contract agreement.

NJ Transit CEO Rails Against Union as Strike Looms

May 6, 2025 New Jersey Monitor

NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri railed against the agency’s locomotive engineers union before Assembly lawmakers Monday ahead of a looming strike, saying their request for larger pay increases puts them at odds with economic realities.