New Jersey Transit train engineers went on strike Friday, leaving an estimated 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City to seek other means to reach their destinations or consider staying home.

All existing valid rail tickets and passes with an origin or destination of New York, Newark or Hoboken will be accepted for travel on all Park & Ride service, and will be accepted on NJ Transit buses and light rail lines. NJ Transit rail tickets and passes will also be cross-honored on all NJ Transit bus and light rail lines.

As of midnight on Friday, May 16, engineers for New Jersey Transit officially walked off the job after apparent weeks of negotiations have failed, putting a great inconvenience on over 300,000 daily commuters for the nation's third-largest commuter rail service.