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Operator dies and passengers injured as New Jersey commuter train hits a piece of a tree

Oct. 14, 2024 16:37 PM EDT

A New Jersey Transit commuter train struck a chunk of a tree on the tracks Monday, leaving the train operator dead and nearly two dozen people injured. The accident occurred shortly after 6 a.m. just north of the Roebling Station in Mansfield Township, NJ Transit said in a statement....

White House agrees to board to mediate labor dispute between New Jersey Transit and its engineers

Jul. 24, 2024 17:51 PM EDT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Transit and a union representing its rail engineers will have more time try work out a labor dispute under an executive order President Joe Biden signed Wednesday. The White House said in a statement that the president authorized the creation of a...