After prolonged wage negotiations, New Jersey Transit and train engineers reached an agreement on Sunday evening — but not before triggering a transit strike that paralyzed travel between New Jersey and New York City. Hundreds of engineers walked off the job in the early hours of Friday, shutting down all 12 commuter rail lines and forcing hundreds of thousands of commuters to cram into buses, PATH trains, ferries and other modes of transport. Shakira fans were left fuming as they faced gridlock, surge pricing on rideshares and pickup delays after leaving the popstar’s concerts last week.

The pact ends the first railroad strike for the transit system in more than 40 years. Service is scheduled to resume on Tuesday, Sri Taylor reports. Today on CityLab: NJ Transit Makes Deal With Engineers, Ending Three-Day Strike

— Rthvika Suvarna 

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