NJ Transit is spending $2.7 billion to retire all its old trains, which will increase reliability for riders by 2031.

Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” tour gallops into MetLife Stadium from May 22 through 29, but thanks to a looming NJ Transit strike, getting there might feel less like a victory lap and more like an Oregon Trail-level survival challenge.

Gov. Phil Murphy campaigned for the State House eight years ago on a promise to fix New Jersey’s transit system. He called NJ Transit a “national disgrace,” and blamed his predecessor Chris Christie for not investing in the system used by more than 170,000 weekday rail riders.

An NJ Transit train leaves the Secaucus Junction station in Secaucus, N.J., Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) An NJ Transit train leaves the Secaucus Junction station in Secaucus, N.J., Wednesday,