LIRR, New York and Long Island Railroad
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LIRR strike halts service
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The strike, which began at 12:01 on Saturday, has no clear end in sight.
Business leaders predicted a prolonged work stoppage would be devastating to the start of the summer tourism season on Memorial Day.
Commuters attempting to travel through the New York metropolitan area are in for a rude awakening as Friday afternoon's rush hour begins. The Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit and Amtrak are still operating on limited service as a transit meltdown set off by a Thursday morning fire in an East River tunnel drags on.
The electrical fire that knocked out LIRR and NJ Transit service to New York Penn Station on Thursday was likely caused when a loose panel on an Amtrak Acela train made contact with the third rail just inside the East River Tunnel,