Open doors of a Long Island Rail Road train. - Spencer Platt/Getty Images The last time the Long Island Rail Road went on strike was in 1994. In June of that year, a headline in The New York Times ...

A LIRR strike was averted for now as union officials asked the Trump administration to intervene. The five unions want federal officials to put together a presidential emergency board that would delay ...

Major sporting events and concerts have become a cash cow for the Long Island Rail Road, with millions more Long Islanders choosing trains over cars to reach venues.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Sept. 16, established an emergency board to step into stalled contract talks between the Long Island Rail Road and several of its unions, temporarily heading off the ...

The Long Island Rail Road is warning riders to prepare for possible service disruptions next week when Amtrak starts a years-long project to fix the East River Tunnels. Amtrak's major tunnel repair ...

RONKONKOMA, Long island (WABC) -- There is a light at the end of the tunnel for tens of thousands of Long Island Rail Road commuters on the Ronkonkoma Branch who have suffered on delayed and ...

Commuters across Long Island are bracing for major changes to their daily travel routines, after the MTA board voted Tuesday to raise fares and implement stricter ticket expiration policies. Under the ...

As is to be expected of public transport in New York, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) can be monstrously busy. In fact, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) says it's "the busiest commuter ...