NJ Transit riders are bracing for a rail strike that could start Friday at midnight and throw their daily commutes into chaos.

NJ Transit locomotive engineers could soon walk off the job, bringing to a halt a rail service used by 350,000 commuters in the event of a work stoppage. As of Thursday morning, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union and NJ Transit representatives were still meeting in negotiations hoping to reach an agreement prior to a potential strike.

As late as Wednesday night, the two sides were expressing some optimism for a settlement. Since then, radio silence.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has ordered a reduction of traffic at the airport for the “next several weeks,” insisting that it’s safe to fly out of New Jersey’s busiest airport, despite it using an “old” system, which he previously described as being run on “copper wire and floppy disks.”

NJ Transit train engineers could go on strike as soon as midnight tonight, potentially impacting hundreds of thousands of commuters.

Expect delays or surge pricing at the concert tonight if you're taking Uber or Lyft, or trying to catch a Coach USA bus.

NJ Transit riders have been advised to seek alternative transportation ahead of a looming workers' strike, which could impact the availability of the mass transit system in New Jersey