A strike on the Long Island Rail Road has been averted — for now — as union officials took an unprecedented move Monday to ask the Trump administration to intervene.

A coalition of five unions wants the feds to put together an emergency board that will delay a looming work stoppage that was set to begin Thursday, labor leaders said during a press conference — as they took numerous shots at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Gov. Kathy Hochul.

The federal board could review proposals from both sides and offer recommendations that could pave the way for a new contract for about half of LIRR workers who were threatening to strike, the union heads said. 3

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“This action does not mean a strike won’t happen,” said Gil Lang, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers an

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