UPDATE: Multiple NJ Transit rail lines cancel all rush-hour trains and night service amid labor dispute

NJ Transit officials said an “illegal job action” triggered a rash of canceled trains throughout the day on Friday after locomotive engineers failed to show up for work.

By mid-afternoon on Friday, the job action caused the cancelation of more than 55 trains and shut down the Princeton shuttle after engineers called out of work at “nearly triple the rate of an average weekday,” said Jim Smith, an NJ Transit spokesman.

NEC train #3841, the 12:01 PM departure from PSNY, is cancelled due to engineer availability. Please take train #3843, the 12:37 PM departure from PSNY.

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