Long Island Rail Road workers go on strike, leaving 330,000 commuters without service on busiest US rail line

Workers for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) — the nation’s largest commuter rail line — went on strike early Saturday, leaving more than 330,000 commuters scrambling for alternatives.

At 12:01 a.m., five unions representing roughly 3,700 workers — including ticket clerks, locomotive engineers, signalmen, electricians and machinists — walked off the job in the fourth strike in the rail line’s history.

The LIRR confirmed in a statement that service has been suspended until further notice.