<page_title> List of United States commuter rail systems by ridership </page_title> <section_title> List of United States commuter rail systems by ridership </section_title> <table> <cell> MTA Long Island Rail Road <col_header> System </col_header> </cell> <cell> NJ Transit Rail <col_header> System </col_header> </cell> <cell> 3 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> MTA Metro-North Railroad <col_header> System </col_header> </cell> </table>
Metro-North Railroad is the third commuter railroad in terms of annual ridership, behind Long Island Rail Road and NJ Transit.