News Analysis China’s top leader Xi Jinping appears to be prioritizing cooperation with Central Asia for gas pipelines, having urged the accelerated construction of a fourth pipeline to the region during a meeting with heads of state from the five Central Asian countries in May. Meanwhile, Russia has been pushing China, without success, for the construction…
China Prioritizing Gas Pipeline Projects With Central Asia Over Russia
June 1, 2023
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US Railroad Group Warns Carriers to Stop Using Cars With Loose Wheels
WASHINGTON—A group representing major U.S. railroads on Thursday warned carriers to stop using rail cars with loose wheels until those wheel sets can be replaced. The Association of American Railroads (AAR) said Norfolk Southern had identified loose wheels on a series of cars that present an increased risk of an out of gage derailment. Norfolk…
14 Attorneys General Oppose Permit Application to Transport Chemicals by Rail
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 14 attorneys general to oppose a request to ship cryogenic liquefied ethane in rail tank cars from Pennsylvania to locations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, according to a Feb. 21 press release. The attorneys general submitted…
Feds Say Railroad Must Deliver Grain to California Chickens
OMAHA, Neb.—Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific railroad to make sure a livestock producer gets the grain it needs in California to prevent millions of chickens and hundreds of thousands of cattle from starving. The U.S. Surface Transportation Board told the railroad it must improve service to Foster Farms to keep it from running out…
The Iron Horse (1924)
December 15, 2022
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The film “The Iron Horse” is about the construction of the first transcontinental railroad in America. It depicts Irish, Italian, and Chinese immigrants, as well as African Americans, as the men who did the backbreaking work that made this feat possible. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com…
Rail Unions Turn on ‘Proud Pro-Labor President’ Biden After He Asks Congress to Block Strike
Railroad workers and their union leaders have criticized President Joe Biden’s call for Congress to block a planned strike from going ahead amid concerns over the U.S. economy. Biden warned on Monday that a rail shutdown would “devastate” the economy, while up to 765,000 Americans—many union workers themselves—”could be put out of work in the…
Capitol Report (Nov. 21): House GOP Leader Vows to Remove Key Democrats From Committees; Army Officer Resigns Due to Vaccine Mandate
November 21, 2022
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Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy reveals two more top priorities for the Republican-led House: removing some Democrats from committees and probing China. An expert joins us to discuss the law and the importance of the recent ruling on Section 230 for social media platforms. The White House is ushering in the holiday season with President Joe…
Rail Strike Fears Resurge as Biggest Rail Union Rejects White House Deal
The risk of a crippling national rail strike has resurged after some members of America’s biggest rail union rejected a deal that was brokered by the White House, bringing to four the total number of unions to reject the tentative agreement. Train and engine service members of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail,…
Second Railroad Union Rejects Deal, Adding to Strike Worries
OMAHA, Neb.—A second railroad union rejected its deal with the major U.S. freight railroads on Wednesday, adding to concerns about the possibility of a strike next month that could cripple the economy. The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen said nearly 61 percent of the workers who voted opposed the five-year contract even though it included 24…
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
October 25, 2022
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In 1854, Jeb Stuart, George Custer, and other graduates from West Point are posted to Kansas to help pacify the territory before railroad construction to Santa Fe can resume. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to…
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