Rail strike? Then 'you kind of roll with the punches'

Mid-afternoon at Grand Central Terminal, and commuters are scanning the electronic board to see when their tracks will be called.

Carlo Catalano, 54, of Baldwin, said he left work early due to the fire that shut down trains into Penn Station, his usual commuting hub near his job in IT.

“I didn’t want to get stuck in the city,” Catalano said.

If the LIRR workers strike, he said he’ll be hitting the road.

“I’ll have to drive in,” Catalano said. “I can’t really work from home.”

He said he doesn’t think the rail workers will really strike, but if they do, “you kind of roll with the punches.”