Train service between New Jersey and New York remained suspended for a second day Saturday, as negotiations continued between union leaders and state officials over a contract that could bring rail engineers back to work.
NJ Transit President Kris Kolluri and New Jersey Gov. Murphy scheduled back-to-back meetings with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) on both Saturday and Sunday in an effort to end the strike before the Monday morning rush hour.
According to Kolluri, the union requested the Saturday meeting, which was arranged late Friday. He and the governor had already planned to meet with union leaders on Sunday….