Groups of picketers gathered in front of transit headquarters in Newark and at the Hoboken Terminal, carrying signs that said “Locomotive Engineers on Strike” and “NJ Transit: Millions for Penthouse Views Nothing for Train Crews.”

NJ Transit has failed to reach a contract agreement with locomotive engineers, resulting in the first major transit strike to hit New Jersey since 1983. The rail system had been warning commuters for days to expect major service disruptions across its network in the event of a strike,

NJ Transit riders are facing the first morning commute without train service after engineers went on strike overnight​.