"eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson live at powelton rail yard with the details on the strike, steve good morning. >> well, good morning nicole. so we're about five hours into this strike after septa and the unions just could not come to an agreement, which does mean that, yes those 13 regional rail lines that commute probably about 60,000 riders a day now shutdown. 450 regional rail engineers and electrician was those two unions are off the job at this time. they're fighting over what you might expect, retroactive wage increases, contributions, to healthcare for those septa workers, now, it is important to say this. the strike will in the affect other methods of transportation, so if you are tacking about buses subways trolleys, all of those are still on. in fact septa officials say they are adding additional transportation as part of a contingency plan that should now be in effectment last dish effort could have been still technically could be mediated federal presidential emergency board to prevent the strike in lou of more time for negotiating. but septa officials we spoke

"eyewitness news" reports err steve patterson live at powelton rail yard with details. good morning, steve. >> good morning, nicole, first few hours of this strike, and 60,000 people commuters, every day, are expected to take those 13 rail lines, which are now shutdown. so, alights of course are on monday. but, today, we are getting good barometer, good taste what this strike will be like, 450 as you mention regional rail engineers, and electricians, two unions have, walk off the job. they're fighting over you what might expect, again, retroactive wage increases, contributions, for healthcare for those septa workers. important to say, again, that this does not include other methods of transportation that septa provides, buses, subways, trolleys, all of those, are still working, in fact, septa officials have added additional transportation, as part of a contingency plan for their riders, they have website up with that information, as we speak. there is another thing, as well. the last ditch effort, last night, that could have been federal mediated presidential emergency