Commuters' thoughts on the NJ Transit strike

Also follow developing news right now. The countdown is on to the morning rush hour and

commuters in New Jersey are keeping their fingers crossed. The New Jersey transit strike is now in

its third day. But while there are signs of hope, what does it mean exactly for that? We go to Fox

Live's Meredith Gorman. She joins us live from New York Penn Station with the latest on these negotiations. How's it going, Meredith

Arthur, you know, right now it's pretty much status quo. There's still been no agreement

reached between both sides, the union and, of course, NJ Transit. But as for the latest in the negotiations

the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen said to Fox 5 in a statement

quote, hoping to reach agreement today, time will tell. Now, both sides met with mediators again after meeting for more than three hours yesterday

The engineers say they haven't had a raise in six years, and they want to be paid as much as the train engineers at other places

like Amtrak, Metro North, and the Long Island Railroad do. For commuters though even with NJ Transit contingency plan in place this has been a headache with some people telling me they still unclear about how to get around without these trains in service And for taxi drivers one told me this demand is unlike anything

he's ever seen. We're busy. Some people spend $200 to go to New York because no buses, no train

I tell you, I work from yesterday. I work in the taxi like 45 years. We never see something like

It's not super clear what's the easiest way to get to the city, nor what the time bus leaves or what's the duration of the trip

So we're just trying to figure out to get there. We have like three, four hours to visit, and then we have to get back

Again, we are still waiting to see if both sides can come to an agreement today before the Monday morning commute

But that being said, if they can't, NJ Transit says they'll launch a limited park and ride bus service beginning tomorrow morning

But that will only be able to accommodate one in five of the usual train commuters

Arthur. All right. Thank you very much, Meredith