The union representing NJ Transit engineers members have authorized a strike for Friday at 12:01 a.m. if no agreement has been reached.

After dueling press conferences filled with fiery rhetoric on Friday, NJ Transit and a locomotive engineers union met in Washington Monday for talks to avoid a rail strike.

Beyonce fans might be better off riding a horse to next week’s “Cowboy Carter” concerts at MetLife Stadium if a strike shuts down NJ Transit rail service. NJ Transit’s train engineers could walk off the job as soon as Friday after Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers members voted to reject a tentative agreement between the leaders of the agency and the union.

With a strike looming as soon as Friday, officials of NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers met with the National Mediation Board on Monday in Washington. No agreement was reached. NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri thanked the board for convening the meeting in a statement,

NJ Transit and BLET face a May 15 deadline to reach a contract deal. A strike could start May 16, disrupting service.

NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri, ECPIP director Ashley Koning and Sen. Cory Booker join the show after a busy week in New Jersey politics.

NJDOT’s FY 2026 Capital Program provides $1.725 billion for state and local bridges, which is an increase of more than $300 million from the previous year. NJDOT prioritizes bridge projects using many factors,