NJ Transit and an engineers’ union appear to be steaming ahead to the first major rail strike in decades starting early Friday, even as both sides convene in Washington, D.C., where they pledged to continue negotiations.

With a strike looming as soon as Friday, officials of NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers met with the National Mediation Board on Monday in Washington. No agreement was reached. NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri thanked the board for convening the meeting in a statement,

NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri, ECPIP director Ashley Koning and Sen. Cory Booker join the show after a busy week in New Jersey politics.

Here's where displaced riders can catch a bus from Boxcar, a privately owned shuttle company, which intends to compensate for demand from travelers through added services.