The suspension of train service late Friday sent commuters scrambling to get home due to a shortage in engineers that resulted from a union action, according to a transit spokesperson.
“NJ TRANSIT expects engineers to report for their work assignments as scheduled on Saturday, 6/18, and we anticipate resuming service on a regular weekend schedule for the start of the service day,” readThe union’s general chairman, Jim Brown, declined to comment on Saturday morning, but said he would be putting out a statement on Monday.
The last trains to leave New York City, Newark and Hoboken left around 8 p.m. on Friday, according to the NJ Transit’s , forcing passengers to cram onto the remaining trains. The last trains to Hoboken left shortly before and after 10 p.m."Due to a suspension of service by New Jersey Transit , Metro-North Railroad has been impacted west of the Hudson on the Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines, both of which are operated by NJT,” said MTA spokesperson Sean Butler in a statement Friday. “Metro-North is communicating directly with customers to make sure they are aware of service impacts and options.
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