NJ Transit is spending $2.7 billion to retire all its old trains, which will increase reliability for riders by 2031.

Gov. Phil Murphy campaigned for the State House eight years ago on a promise to fix New Jersey’s transit system. He called NJ Transit a “national disgrace,” and blamed his predecessor Chris Christie for not investing in the system used by more than 170,000 weekday rail riders.

New Jersey Transit urged riders to reach their destinations before the end of the day Thursday or risk being stranded as last-minute talks continued in a bid to avert a rail strike by train engineers that would affect some 350,

Concertgoers heading to MetLife Stadium for Shakira’s concerts Thursday and Friday night will have limited public transportation options after NJ Transit said it will not be providing train or bus service ahead of a potential engineers’ strike.

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