New Jersey rail lines stood silent for a second day as union members and state officials agreed to keep hammering out a contract Sunday as the start of the work week loomed.

Officials are asking New Jersey Transit riders to work from home, if possible, Monday as the transit system prepares to resume services Tuesday now that the locomotive engineer strike is over.

NJ Transit states that if they were to accept BLET's terms, it would cost both them and New Jersey taxpayers $1.363 billion between July 2025 and June 2030. Additionally, if BLET chooses to strike, the taxpayer cost of providing a limited alternative service via buses would be $4 million per day, NJ Transit claims.

The striking engineers have complained that their counterparts at other railroads that serve New York City earn at least $10 more per hour.

A meeting to try to settle the NJ Transit strike is scheduled for Saturday, a day earlier than originally planned.