NJ: New Jersey Transit Blames Cancellations on Engineer Shortages
Aug. 9, 2018
Dozens of New Jersey Transit trains have been canceled in the past two weeks because of engineer shortages caused by required track safety work and exacerbated by a spike in unexcused absences.
Source ABC7NY
Dozens of New Jersey Transit trains have been canceled in the past two weeks because of engineer shortages caused by required track safety work and exacerbated by a spike in unexcused absences.
Executive Director Kevin Corbett said the problem stems from underinvestment in engineer recruiting and training over the past 10 years, which has led to a net loss of nearly 50 engineers.
Recently, though, the number of unexcused absences has risen beyond what the agency builds into its contingency planning. As a result, train cancellations have been unpredictable.
