North America’s largest commuter rail system is facing a potential shutdown as a deadline nears to reach a deal with unionized workers to avert a strike.

A New York-area train system with 250,000 daily commuters is facing a shutdown if it cannot reach a deal with unionized workers to avert a strike.

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Los trabajadores del Long Island Rail Road de Nueva York están en huelga, informaron responsables sindicales a primera hora del sábado, paralizando el sistema…

North America’s largest commuter rail system is facing a potential shutdown as a deadline nears to reach a deal with unionized workers to avert a strike.

The strike stems from an inability to reach a deal on a new four-year contract. The MTA and unions agreed to the terms of the first three years, but disputes arose about the final…

Transit workers for the Long Island Rail Road, the nation’s largest commuter railroad, are on strike, potentially stranding hundreds of thousands of weekday passengers in the New…

The strike will force the roughly 250,000 people who ride the system each weekday to find alternative routes into New York City or take measures like working from home.

North America’s largest commuter rail system has shut down as unionized workers have gone on strike.

Nearly 300,000 passengers rely on the LIRR daily to travel between New York City, its boroughs and suburban Long Island.

The Long Island Rail Road that serves the city's eastern suburbs ceased operations early Saturday morning after five unions representing about half its workforce walked off the…

Five unions representing about half the LIRR workforce walked off the job after months of talks, even involving President Trump.

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) blamed the Trump administration for the Long Island Rail Road strike, prompting President Donald Trump to respond.

Rail strike in U.S: If the shutdown continues into the work week, the roughly 250,000 people who ride the system to and from work each weekday will be forced to find alternative…

The Long Island Rail Road in New York ceased operations early Saturday morning after five unions representing about half its workforce walked off the job.

People walk around the Long Island Rail Road at Penn Station on the first day of the LIRR strike in New York City, US, May 16, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]

Workers for New York's Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) went on strike on Saturday, halting the busiest commuter rail system in the United States (US).

New York's governor is pleading with unions whose workers serve North America’s largest commuter rail system to return to the negotiating table, saying she'll provide refreshments…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul implored unions representing workers for the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, to resume bargaining…

NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road, North America's largest commuter rail system, was shut down on Saturday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three…

New Yorkers should prepare for travel disruption Monday, the city’s officials have warned, as service on the vital Long Island Rail Road remains suspended because of a historic…

Commuters are navigating a maze of car, bus and subway routes after a strike shut down the Long Island Rail Road in New York.