NEW YORK (AP) — Trains are set to resume rolling on the Long Island Rail Road on Tuesday after a deal was reached to end a strike that had shut down the busiest commuter rail system in the country.Commuters in the New York City suburbs will still have to muddle through another tough morning rush hour, as trains won’t be running in time for the commute into work, railroad officials said after the deal was announced late Monday. The LIRR urged riders to work from home again Tuesday if possible. Free but limited shuttle buses will still be offered from a handful of locations on Long Island to subway stations in New York City. Five labor unions representing about half the train system’s workforce went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, halting service for roughly 250,000 commuters who use the rail system that connects New York City to its eastern suburbs every weekday.
Hallie Kessler was among the weary Long Island commuters who welcomed the strike’s end. With the trains out of service, the 24-year old speech therapist commuted three hours home from her job at a public school in the New York City borough of Queens on Monday.
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