NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have reportedly reached a deal to end the rail strike.

NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri spoke Saturday at Newark's Broad Street Station, saying the agency is preparing for the workweek commute by “surging” buses to help commuters at train stations. But he cautioned that the buses can't handle the entire volume of the commuter rail system.

The union’s requests “would cost taxpayers and NJ Transit $1.363 billion between July 2025 and June 2030. That’s $684 million more than the contract proposal union members voted down on April 15,” the agency said. Earlier this month, NJ reached a tentative agreement with its largest union, representing 5,500 bus drivers and mechanics.