{"id":303639,"date":"2026-05-18T06:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelreport.se\/?p=303639"},"modified":"2026-05-18T06:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:33:33","slug":"usas-largest-commuter-rail-line-is-being-stopped-due-to-a-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelreport.se\/en\/usas-storsta-pendellinje-stoppas-pa-grund-av-strejk\/","title":{"rendered":"USA's largest commuter rail line halted due to strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">USA's largest commuter rail line, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), is halting services for the first time in over 30 years due to a strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around 3,500 employees \u2013 engineers, electricians and signal workers \u2013 have gone on strike since employers and trade unions failed to agree on new wages. Several months of negotiations ended on Friday evening, according to trade union representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The LIRR trains \u2013 run by the state-owned Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) \u2013 are crucial for the commutes of tens of thousands of people who live on Long Island but work in Manhattan. They are also popular for travelling to the beaches on Long Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a normal weekday, LIRR trains carry around 300,000 passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MTA will put in extra buses to handle parts of the traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was then: LIRR trains are lined up due to a strike in June 1994. Since then, the trains have not been affected by any strike-induced stoppages \u2013 until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: DI-TT.SE<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA:s st\u00f6rsta pendelt\u00e5gslinje Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) stoppar trafiken f\u00f6r f\u00f6rsta g\u00e5ngen p\u00e5 \u00f6ver 30 \u00e5r till f\u00f6ljd av strejk. Omkring 3.500 medarbetare \u2013 ingenj\u00f6rer, elektriker och signalister \u2013 har tagits ut i strejk sedan arbetsgivare och fackf\u00f6rbund inte kunnat g\u00f6ra upp om nya l\u00f6ner. 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