LIRR commuters are taking shuttle buses and subways into New York City as the largest commuter rail system in North America remains shut down.

Get the latest news on the LIRR strike Monday as more than 300,000 commuters are impacted by workers going to the picket lines. Long Island Rail Road workers went on strike late F

The Long Island Rail Road will resume running by noon Tuesday after the unions that forced a shutdown of the country’s largest commuter railroad for just over three days reached a labor deal with the MTA.

Over the weekend, thousands of Long Island Railroad workers from five separate unions began a strike after weeks of negotiations failed to materialize into a new labor contract.

Long Islanders who would have normally commuted in and out of New York City and other points west on the LIRR seemed to take a change of plans on Monday in stride.

About half of the workforce for the Long Island Railroad are on strike – impacting North America's busiest commuter railroad and more than 300,000 commuters that travel in and out of New York City.

Die-hard Knicks fans on Long Island who were psyched up for the hometown hoopsters in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals this week are being forced to stay home or shell out big bucks — thanks to the Long Island Rail Road strike that has grounded thousands.

Monday's commute for Long Island Rail Road riders was defined by long waits, crowded shuttle buses, and an overall sense of uncertainty as the strike entered another weekday and thousands of New Yorkers scrambled to get to work.