EAST MEADOW, Long Island (WABC) -- All Long Island Rail Road ticket offices will be shut down for precautionary reasons because of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The new policy includes Penn ...

A group of labor unions is threatening to shut down the Long Island Rail Road, the nation’s busiest commuter rail operation, with a strike late next week if officials don’t surrender to their demands.

A potential Long Island Rail Road worker strike that could have begun as soon as 12:01 a.m. Thursday will be delayed at least for months after LIRR union leaders requested the Trump administration ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing a Presidential Emergency Board to "investigate disputes" between the Long Island Rail Road and the unions. Union ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Andrew Sparberg, a retired LIRR manager, transportation historian, and adjunct lecturer at CUNY. Do the “through running” proposals that would have Amtrak and ...