An agreement was reached on Sunday to end New Jersey’s first statewide transit strike in more than 40 years just three days after it started, two people close to the negotiations said.

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

The union, known as BLET, was seeking pay comparable to the wages made by engineers at other nearby railroads, including Long Island Rail Road. NJ Transit, which has long had shaky finances, was trying to avoid blowing a hole in its own budget.