India, May 16 -- Engineers at New Jersey Transit went on strike starting Friday, bringing trains to a complete halt. This comes after the final day of negotiations between the rail service and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) failed to prevent a strike. The suspension is expected to affect about 100,000 daily commuters, and also concert-goers who have planned to watch Shakira and Beyonce in Manhattan.

NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri confirmed that the talks between the two parties ended at 10 PM ET on Thursday. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy accompanied him.

Meanwhile, NJ Transit issued a plan ahead press release, asking commuters to work from home.

"As a result of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLET) memb...