The work stoppage, the LIRR's first since 1994, went into effect after the MTA and five unions representing 3,500 workers failed to reach a deal on a new four-year contract.

An Amtrak work train erupted in flames near New York’s Penn Station on Friday morning, injuring five people and disrupting ...

In an effort to avoid an impending Long Island Rail Road strike this Saturday, talks are resuming Monday between New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and a coalition of five unions ...

For the first time in 32 years, tens of thousands of New Yorkers began the workweek without the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) after workers at the busiest commuter railroad in North America went on ...

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Long Island Rail Road service has been "suspended until further notice," due to 3,500 workers walking off the job shortly after midnight over failed contract negotiations. Long Island Rail Road trains ...

A gate blocks a corridor to Long Island Rail Road train platforms at Penn Station on the first day of a strike on Saturday in New York. The railroad shut down after five unions, representing half the ...

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