Both sides gave an update on negotiations in the race to end the commuter rail strike before the start of the workweek.

As the NJ Transit rail strike continues, the engineers union and state officials on Saturday gave an update about where the negotiation stands. Representatives for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and New Jersey transit officials met for about three and a half hours and said they had constructive discussions.

Talks aimed at settling a strike between train engineers and New Jersey's huge commuter railroad will pick up on Saturday and continue Sunday, New Jersey Transit CEO Kris Kolluri said. The locomotive engineers' strike began Friday at the rail system with 350,