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More engineers coming for NJ Transit, but will it be enough?

NJ Transit now fields just 330 active engineers after years of budget cuts.

Aired 05/06/2019

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More engineers coming for NJ Transit, but will it be enough?

Clip: 5/6/2019 | 3m 13s

NJ Transit now fields just 330 active engineers after years of budget cuts.

NJ Transit now fields just 330 active engineers after years of starvation budgets and stalled hiring. It needs well over 400 for the railroad to run without interruptions from staffing shortages.

Aired 05/06/2019

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