Por: Los Angeles Times Opinion December 04, 2022
The nation’s first transcontinental railroad, completed 150 years ago today at Promontory Summit in Utah, connected the vast United States and brought America into the modern age. Chinese immigrants contributed mightily to this feat, but the historical accounts that followed often marginalized their role. Between 1863 and 1869, as many as 20,000 Chinese workers helped build the treacherous western portion of the railroad, a winding ribbon of... + full article
Vanity Fair USA Politics December 02, 2022
-csjEHZ jRcJzb body body container article body data-journey-hook=client-content data-testid=BodyWrapper>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer promised on Thursday morning to move “ASAP” on legislation that would avert a costly railroad strike but allow railroad companies to... + más
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Newsweek USA Nation December 01, 2022
President Joe Biden's call for congressional intervention to avoid an economically debilitating railroad strike is being met with blowback from unions and politicians.This is a legacy defining moment for Joe Biden, the Railroad Workers United (RWU), which represents union... + más
Railroad strike averted for now — but the future is far from certain | The Hill
Op-Ed: Remember the Chinese immigrants who built America's first transcontinental railroad | Los Angeles Times
CNN USA Business November 15, 2022
New York CNN Business — A third railroad union has rejected a tentative labor deal, a move that further raises the odds that America’s 110,000 freight railroad workers will go on strike early next month. The rank and file members of the International Brotherhood of... + más
The threat of a freight railroad strike is back | CNN
The Daily Beast USA Politics October 30, 2022
A tentative agreement brokered by President Joe Biden between railroad unions and freight train companies is at risk of going off the rails—once again raising the prospect of a potential national railway strike that the president has warned could further disrupt the nation’s... + más
Rail union that rejected deal signs new tentative agreement | WPLG Local 10
ABC News USA Business October 26, 2022
OMAHA, Neb. -- Norfolk Southern hauled in 27% more third-quarter profit as the railroad increased shipping rates and reduced the number of delayed deliveries that shippers have been complaining about this year.The Atlanta-based railroad said it earned $958 million, or $4.10 per... + más
Norfolk Southern railroad delivered 27% higher 3Q profit | Associated Press
Associated Press USA Business October 26, 2022
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern hauled in 27% more third-quarter profit as the railroad increased shipping rates and reduced the number of delayed deliveries that shippers have been complaining about this year.The Atlanta-based railroad said it earned $958 million, or... + más
Norfolk Southern railroad delivered 27% higher 3Q profit | ABC News
The Hill USA Business October 04, 2022
The U.S freight railroad system is in (and has been in) crisis. For example, from November 2018 through December 2020, the railroad industry . Even more staggering, the railroad industry dropped from more than to . Two of the largest railroad companies — BNSF and Union... + más
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Biden catches lucky break before midterms in major railroad setback | Newsweek
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