Some 350,000 New Jersey commuters could soon find themselves scrambling for other ways to get to work if contract disagreements between New Jersey Transit and its engineers’ union aren't resolved, according to transit officials.

The union that represents the engineers who drive New Jersey Transit’s commuter trains has threatened a walkout as soon as Friday if a contract deal is not reached.

Union representing engineers of New Jersey Transits commuter trains will walk out on early Friday if the contract deal is not reached anytime soon. The strike, first in more than four decades, will affect thousands of commuters in the US state.