With a possible NJ Transit strike looming later this week​, engineers protested in front of the agency's headquarters on Wednesday in Newark.

NJ Transit engineers are preparing to walk off the job on Friday, which could affect 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City.

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PATH and NJ Transit riders faced delays Thursday for the morning commute into New York City. NJ Transit posted on social media shortly after 7 a.m. warning customers of delays into Penn Station. The delays started at 20 minutes but were then bumped to 30 for the morning rush.

NJ Transit is already preparing for the walkout by urging as many people as possible to start working from home.

Travelers should expect crowding on PATH trains and at Newark Airport in the event of a NJ Transit strike, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey warned.  Amid failing

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.