NJ Transit and an engineers’ union appear to be steaming ahead to the first major rail strike in decades starting early Friday, even as both sides convene in Washington, D.C., where they pledged to continue negotiations.

Beyonce fans might be better off riding a horse to next week’s “Cowboy Carter” concerts at MetLife Stadium if a strike shuts down NJ Transit rail service. NJ Transit’s train engineers could walk off the job as soon as Friday after Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers members voted to reject a tentative agreement between the leaders of the agency and the union.

Shakira’s taking over MetLife for two nights next week — and tickets are vanishing fast. Especially for the Thursday night, May 15 show, the first of two nights for Shak's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour in New Jersey.

Fans Diehard fans showed up early to the MetLife Stadium parking lots in anticipation of Thursday night's Kendrick Lamar and SZA concert.