NJ Transit's advisory provided riders with details on contingency plans that would take effect if engineers walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. EDT Friday.

More bus service will be provided in the event of a strike. The union representing train engineers rejected a tentative contract agreement last month.

With a potential strike or lockout now less than 24 hours away, NJ Transit is urging customers to reach travel destinations by midnight tonight in order to avoid being stranded at 12:01 a.m. on Friday,

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

The penthouse views mentioned by union members refers to NJ Transit’s new offices at Gateway Center in Newark, leased for 25 years at a cost of $500 million. It has been a rallying point for union criticism that the agency has money to move from a building they own, but not to provide a competitive wage for engineers.