About ⁠3,500 ⁠workers at ​New York's ‌Long Island ‌Rail ⁠Road (LIRR) went ⁠on strike on Saturday ​after failing ​to reach a ⁠wage ⁠agreement, halting ⁠the busiest ​commuter rail system ​in ⁠the United ⁠States,

The Long Island Rail Road strike leaves 330,000 daily commuters without service as unions and the MTA clash over a proposed fourth-year wage increase.

Workers on New York’s Long Island Rail Road are on strike, union officials said early Saturday, paralyzing the busiest commuter rail system in North America. Labor unions representing about half the system’s workers announced the walkout after negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ended Friday without a new contract.

Transit workers for the Long Island Railroad, the nation’s largest commuter railroad, are on strike, potentially stranding hundreds of thousands of weekday passengers from getting to and from New York City.

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.

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

Long Island Rail Road employees went on strike Saturday over a wage dispute, shutting down operations for the country’s busiest commuter railroad. About 300,000 daily passengers will have to find alternate routes between New York City and Long Island.

Workers on New York’s Long Island Rail Road are on strike, union officials said early Saturday, paralyzing the busiest commuter rail system in North America. Labor unions representing about half the system’s workers announced the walkout after negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ended Friday without a new