NEW JERSEY (WABC) — New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will meet with the heads of Amtrak and New Jersey Transit on Thursday.

The meeting comes after a period of significant disruption along the Northeast Corridor.

Commuters suffered delays and cancellations last week due to power problems and cancelled trains.

This comes as a 15% fare increase for NJ Transit is set to take effect on Monday.

On Thursday morning, Congresswoman Mikie Sherill called for a pause on the fare increase until service becomes more reliable.

“Over the past few weeks, NJ TRANSIT commuters have faced unacceptable delays due to breakdowns on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Now, New Jerseyans face a 15 percent fare increase — and that's with continued disruptions,” Sherrill said. “I understand NJ TRANSIT's difficult fiscal situation, but this is a textbook example of inconsistent planning and short-term thinking that is all too common in Trenton and Washington. Families deserve a break — not a fare increase. That's why I'm calling on NJ TRANSIT to pause and reevaluate these plans until New Jersey commuters have the reliable service they expect and deserve.”

On Tuesday, the entire New Jersey congressional delegation called on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to launch an investigation into problems along the Northeast Corridor that have caused thousands of hours of delays for New Jersey commuters.

NJ Transit CEO Kevin Corbett also released a statement last Friday calling the problems “unacceptable.”

The state has a tentative agreement with the state's most profitable companies to temporarily pay higher taxes to fund NJ Transit.

Under the plan, the state's 600 companies that generate at least $10 million in profits a year will have to pay a 2.5 percent tax on all profits for five years. In return, the state will not seek to raise the sales tax from 6.625 percent to 7 percent, a major point of contention for businesses, which strongly oppose a corporate tax increase.

Both the “transit tax” and a final state budget must be approved by parliament next week. The budget expires on June 30.

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