NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri spoke Saturday at Newark's Broad Street Station, saying the agency is preparing for the workweek commute by “surging” buses to help commuters at train stations. But he cautioned that the buses can't handle the entire volume of the commuter rail system.

NJ Transit trains are still not running Sunday as the engineer strike entered its third day. Talks are continuing Sunday with a mediator at NJ Transit headquarters in Newark. Last week, both sides met with federal mediators in Washington,

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