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Mechanical, Equipment Failures Drive NJ Transit’s Summer Train Cancellations

September 17, 2025 New Jersey Monitor

Rising mechanical issues, a lack of available equipment, and a renewed wave of crew-related issues drove NJ Transit train cancellations this summer to their third-highest levels under Gov. Phil Murphy.

NJ Transit Moving Forward With Purchase of 374 New Rail Cars

September 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit has fully exercised a contract option with Alstom for the purchase of 200 additional multilevel rail cars. The purchase was authorized by the NJ Transit Board of Directors in May 2025.

NJ Transit Releases RFQ for Northern Rail Maintenance-of-Way Facility

July 23, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit has released a Request for Qualifications for Special Prequalification for the Final Design, Construction, and Commissioning of the Northern Rail Maintenance-of-Way Facility in Clifton.

NJ Transit Board Adopts Fiscal 2026 Budget

July 18, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The NJ Transit Board of Directors has adopted the agency’s fiscal 2026 operating budget, local programs budget and authorized capital funding.

New Jersey Officials Break Ground on Next Phase of New Raritan River Bridge

June 25, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the next critical phase of the new Raritan River Bridge on the NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line.

NJ Transit Advancing Northern Rail Maintenance-of-Way Project with RFQ

June 6, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit is preparing to advance a major infrastructure facility project in Clifton, New Jersey.

New Jersey Assemblywoman: NJ Transit Commuters Railroaded by Murphy Administration

May 20, 2025 Special to Railfanning.org

As Gov. Phil Murphy, his administration and NJ Transit union leaders slap each other on the back for agreeing to a contract that ended the NJ Transit strike, New Jersey Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz is speaking up for the commuters and taxpayers who have been railroaded by the deal.

NJ Transit to Resume on Tuesday

May 18, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and NJ Transit President & CEO Kris Kolluri announced a tentative agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen.

NJ, BLET Discussions Cease for the Day

May 17, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Contract negotiations between NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have ceased for the day but remain ongoing.

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).