The Long Island Rail Road remained shut down Sunday after about 3,500 workers walked off the job at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, stopping service on North America’s largest commuter rail system and the busiest U.S. passenger railroad. Five unions representing about half of the LIRR workforce began the strike after contract talks with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ended Friday without a deal. The dispute centers on wages and health care premiums after months of deadlocked negotiations; The...

Read the original article