NJ Transit engineers are set to go on strike as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, the union says, bringing train service to a screeching halt. NJ Transit rail service will be fully shutdown, along with Metro-North's west of Hudson service. The strike is expected to inconvenience more than 300,000 daily commuters.

NJ Transit customers who purchased monthly passes can use them on bus and light rail during the ongoing strike.

Mark Wallace, the union’s national president, confirmed that the union and NJ Transit didn’t reach an agreement on a new labor contract Thursday night, so the strike began at