NJ Transit may be encouraging some customers to work from home in May, a surprising stance from a transit agency that relies on continued ridership. That’s due to a much-feared rail strike that looms after the union representing engineers rejected NJ Transit’s latest contract deal.

NJ Transit announced contingency plan if there is a rail strike in two weeks- spoiler alert, they can't move everyone.

NJ Transit held unsuccessful talks Wednesday with its unionized engineers, who are preparing to go on strike in the middle of May if they don't get a deal​.