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What to Know About the NJ Transit Strike

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A deal on Sunday evening ended the three-day strike. But trains will not resume running a full schedule until Tuesday, the agency said.

The front of a train is seen reflected in water on the platform.

Published May 13, 2025Updated May 18, 2025, 8:51 p.m. ET

New Jersey’s first statewide transit strike in more than 40 years is over now that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen came to an agreement on Sunday.

But the trains will not restart running until Tuesday morning, the agency said, because it needs 24 hours to inspect all of its equipment before restarting.

Until then, New Jersey Transit said that it would rely on its original strike contingency plan involving supplemental buses. That plan, which involved running from four satellite locations into New York City or to stations on the PATH commuter train service, had previously been scheduled to start on Monday.

Kris Kolluri, the agency’s chief executive, urged those who could work remotely to stay home on Monday.

What is NJ Transit’s backup plan for Monday?

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Commuters at Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, where some substitute buses would arrive.Credit...Emon Hassan for The New York Times

The contingency plan NJ Transit had created is similar to the one used 42 years ago. It involves chartered buses running from four satellite lots to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan or to stations of the PATH train in North Jersey, and it was scheduled to start on Monday.