LI pol criticizes MTA’s fare increase as a money grab after pushing commuters onto trains with congestion pricing.
Concerns Over MTA’s Proposed 2026 Fare Hike Lawmakers from Long Island are criticizing the MTA’s proposed fare increase for the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) in 2026, labeling it a blatant attempt to extract more money from commuters. The complaints come in response to rising tolls that have driven drivers to use trains instead. Democrat Laura […]
Subway power outage in NYC causes chaos during rush hour, commuters promise unusual retaliation
Subway Signal System Failure Causes Morning Commute Chaos A puzzling power outage disrupted the subway signal system during Tuesday morning’s rush hour, causing significant delays for numerous commuters. As the city faced a sluggish heat wave, commuters were left scrambling due to the incident. The power failure affected the signal system at West 4th St. […]
Commuters should be aware: 68 bridges in the US are at risk of falling.
Disaster Strikes in Baltimore March 26, 2024. On a frigid winter night in Baltimore, a maintenance worker is repairing a pothole on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which stretches 1.6 miles above the icy Patapsco River. Then, catastrophe unfolds. Following the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2016, ships like the Dali are capable of […]
NJ Transit strike has ended, but commuters are still suffering: ‘Chaos’
NJ Transit riders are breathing a sigh of relief as the rail service has tentatively agreed to end a brief strike by engineers. However, the wait for regular train service is causing delays and frustrations for commuters. On Monday afternoon, a long line stretched through the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan, as travelers rushed […]
New Jersey Rail Workers Decide to Conclude Strike Following Troubled Weekend for Commuters
New Jersey Rail Strike Concludes With Tentative Agreement An interim agreement has been reached between NJ Transit and its locomotive engineers, ending New Jersey’s first statewide rail strike in over 40 years. Officials announced that full service will resume on Tuesday. The Locomotive Engineers and Train Brotherhood (Brett) called off the strike after a two-day […]
NJ Transit strike concludes after 3 days, right before commuters start their new work week
New Jersey Transit Strike Resolved New Jersey is set to see the end of its first transit strike in decades, as an agreement was reached on Sunday, just in time for the rush hour on Monday morning. The Brotherhood of Transportation and Locomotive Engineers announced that after two days of talks, the final details of […]
More than 300,000 commuters impacted as New Jersey Transit engineers begin strike
New Jersey Transit Strike Disrupts Commuters As transport engineers in New Jersey initiated their strike early Friday, over 300,000 commuters found themselves scrambling for alternatives to reach work. The strike involves the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers alongside members of the Train Brotherhood, following extensive negotiations that lasted about a month between New Jersey’s transit authority […]
NJ Transit strike disrupts travel for commuters, but they worry that next week may be even tougher
Ghost Train’s Final Call to Jersey The usually bustling transit hub felt pretty eerie on Fridays lately. NJ Transit engineers have gone on strike, impacting rail services across the state and leaving travelers at places like Penn Station in New York with a haunting atmosphere. This past Friday, during the early rush hour, the Manhattan […]
Transit Engineers Go on Strike After Contract Negotiations Fail, Impacting 350,000 Commuters
New Jersey Transit is experiencing its first significant strike in over 40 years after failing to finalize a contract with its engineers. This announcement follows weeks of warnings from the rail service—one of the largest commuter lines in the U.S.—about potential disruptions. Governor Phil Murphy indicated that up to 350,000 residents might be impacted, with […]
Transit engineers in New Jersey are on strike following unsuccessful contract talks, causing chaos for commuters.
NJ Transit has failed to reach a contract agreement with a locomotive engineer union, marking the first major transit strike in New Jersey since 1983. The rail system had been warning commuters for several days about potential disruptions to essential services. A strike could impact around 800,000 daily riders. The Brotherhood Union of Locomotive Engineers […]