NY LIRR Resumes Train Service After Labor Deal to End Strike (1)

The Long Island Rail Road resumed initial service after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and several labor unions reached a tentative deal to end a three-day strike.

The first LIRR trains began running at noon on Tuesday on four of the commuter rail’s branches. The MTA said it expects to return to full operations by the evening, but warned of potential delays and cancellations as service comes back.

A Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) departures board at Penn Station in New York on May 19.

Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Long Island commuters that took shuttle buses getting into Manhattan Tuesday morning will have regular train service for the return trip home, Rob Free, LIRR’s president, said during a press conference Tuesday. ...