NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) - Some 3,500 workers on New York's Long Island Rail Road will end their strike, the first in more than three decades which had brought disruption to the U.S.'s busiest commuter line,

Monday night marked the end of the Long Island Rail Road strike, but not necessarily the headache of commute coordination for Long Islanders. Tuesday morning will be the same as far as substitute buses for commuters.

New York City’s Monday morning commute turned to chaos this week as Long Island Rail Road workers continued their strike for higher wages. LIRR workers began picketing on Saturday after negotiations between their unions and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority reached an impasse.

The strike, which began at 12:01 on Saturday, has no clear end in sight.

The Long Island Rail Road strike has ended, according to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. "Tonight, the MTA reached a fair deal with the five LIRR unions that delivers raises for workers while protecting riders and taxpayers.

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 Long Island Rail Road will not run Saturday morning after the MTA and unions representing some LIRR employees failed to reach a contract agreement late Friday night. This is the first time in decades that LIRR workers have walked off the job.