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A statewide transit strike in New Jersey, the first in over 40 years, began Friday after 450 unionized locomotive engineers walked off the job due to a pay dispute. The strike, by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, halted New Jersey Transit's rail network, impacting thousands of commuters. Union president Mark Wallace cited insufficient pay for frontline workers, while NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri expressed willingness to return to negotiations.

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