If the engineers do walk off the job, the agency plans to increase bus service, saying it would add “very limited” capacity to existing New York commuter bus routes in close proximity to rail stations and will contract with private carriers to operate bus service from key regional park-and-ride locations during weekday peak periods.

The clock is ticking ahead of a potential NJ Transit rail strike. The trains could stop running at 12:01 a.m. Friday if locomotive engineers don't get the salary increase they want.New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says all options are on the table if engineers walk off the job,

A strike of train engineers could happen May 16. And NJ Transit's 172,000 weekday rail riders need to consider alternatives.