Long Island Rail Road started running trains at noon Tuesday, with full service to all branches by the afternoon rush hour.
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Negotiators have reached a deal to end a strike that has brought North America's largest commuter rail system to a standstill.
The deal between the Long Island Rail Road and union leaders was announced on Monday. The two sides had bargained for years before the strike began Saturday.
The shutdown forced roughly 250,000 commuters who ride the system each weekday to work from home or find alternate routes to and from the city.
LIRR service started back up beginning Tuesday at noon.
Representatives for the MTA and the LIRR unions have been at the table since about 7:30 a.m. on Monday.
Sunday night's talks ended around 1:30 a.m.
Many questions remain: When will both sides reach a deal? When they do, how soon will trains start moving?
N.J. Burkett is outside MTA headquarters in Lower Manhattan where negotiations are ongoing:
Those who opted to drive from Long Island to New York City on Monday morning dealt with early congestion amid the LIRR strike.
Eyewitness News reporter Lindsay Tuchman was in RoadCam 7 all morning to clock the commute.
Jamaica station was one of the destinations for the dozens of shuttle buses leaving Nassau and Suffolk counties for New York City on Monday morning.
Eyewitness News reporter Jaysha Patel spoke with riders about how the commute went.
Various colleges on Long Island are warning students and their families what they may need to know amid the ongoing LIRR strike:
Stony Brook -- Commencement events starting Monday, May 18, will proceed as scheduled. Because of the strike, they expect a 30-40% increase in vehicle traffic on campus.
Hofstra -- Hofstra University scheduled graduation ceremonies for undergraduate and graduate students Sunday, and law students Monday night.
Farmingdale State College -- Farmingdale State College encouraged carpooling during final exams week. Commencement is Friday at the Nassau Veteran's Memorial Coliseum.
Malloy University -- Commencement ceremony is 1 p.m. Monday afternoon at Molloy University in Rockville Centre.
