NJ Transit train engineers strike, affecting 350K commuters

More than 400 New Jersey Transit train engineers went on a strike just past midnight Friday in a dispute over pay, affecting more than 350,000 New Jersey and New York City commuters. 

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) announced that NJ Transit’s 450 engineers and trainees will be striking after failing to reach an agreement following 15 hours of contract negotiations. 

The union said workers started picketing 4 a.m. local time Friday at several locations...