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.

Just 10 hours into a historic NJ Transit strike that put the state’s commuter rail system in a standstill, stranding 100,000 riders, Gov. Phil Murphy vowed to keep negotiating— but in a way that won’t bankrupt the agency.