NEW JERSEY — New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy called a meeting with the heads of Amtrak and New Jersey Transit for Thursday.

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

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

Amtrak and NJ Transit officials said they are working together to expedite the investigation into the outages and improve reliability between New York and New Jersey.

“We understand the impact of recent events on Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT customers and their families and share their frustration,” said Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner. “It is critical that we work with NJ TRANSIT to determine the root cause of these disruptions and restore the on-time service and quality customers expect.”

Kevin Corbett, president and CEO of NJ Transit, also acknowledged that his company was aware of how disruptive the incidents had been for customers.

“NJ Transit will continue to work with Amtrak to determine the root causes of these incidents as quickly as possible and restore reliability for all of our customers,” Corbett said.

The companies’ joint plan includes:

-Extensive and frequent overhead line and track inspections of the approximately 170-mile stretch of track between Trenton and New York City to identify any overhead line problems

– NJ Transit, with the assistance of Amtrak, is conducting visual inspections of all pantographs at major stations and NJ Transit has installed high-resolution cameras to inspect pantographs.

-Expansion of the inspection and repair program for helicopter catenary wires

-Additional long-term measures to improve the good condition of Amtrak infrastructure

The announcement by the two companies came as a 15% fare increase for NJ Transit was 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.