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 York City area.

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…