AAPI individuals have played important roles in shaping the history and culture of Washington State, from the early Chinese immigrants who helped build the railroads to the Japanese Americans who were unjustly interned during World War II.

Source: https://thesubtimes.com/2023/04/29/apcc-celebrates-asian-pacific-american-heritage-month/

All of the seven Class I railroads operating in the U.S. voluntarily disclosed to the U.S. Government Accountability Office that in the previous 10 years their average train lengths had consistently and significantly increased.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/10/08/freight-railroads-police-themselves-and-inspect-their-own-tracks-some-say-a-disaster-is-inevitable/

Amid the post-pandemic travel boom, the demand for oil transported by railroads has been strong.

Source: https://247wallst.com/investing/2023/04/19/institutional-investors-are-buying-railroad-equipment-stocks-hand-over-fist/

A nationwide network of the seven largest freight railroads – BNSF, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, CSX, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific – operates across the United States.

Source: https://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2023/03/16/u-s-senate-leader-calls-for-safety-audit-into-all-major-railroads-after-ohio-derailment/

And he said having more regular schedules would help railroads recruit the new workers they need to handle all the freight companies want them to deliver.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/amid-gains-railroaders-seeking-quality-of-life-improvements/article_3b19499b-0440-57b7-a013-615cbec014f5.html

And the railroads say they don’t need to justify their cost-cutting.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/04/11/norfolk-southerns-huge-profits-go-80-percent-to-top-honchos-checks/

A number of major European railroads scrapped night train service, including Germany’s Deutsche Bahn, which decided in 2016 to shut down its fleet of sleeper trains.

Source: https://slate.com/business/2023/08/sleeper-car-trains-trend-travel.html?via=rss

As labor secretary, Walsh helped broker a temporary work agreement between major freight railroads and their unions, preventing the risk of a strike that could have disrupted the US economy ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

Source: https://www.newser.com/story/331319/after-acting-as-designated-survivor-for-sotu-labor-secretary-is-said-to-be-quitting.html

Biden was able to intervene directly in talks between railroads and rail workers since federal law gives the government a big say in that industry’s labor relations due to its economic importance.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/18/how-did-biden-respond-to-other-labor-disputes-00116245

Bilodeau said that Voestalpine has three main technologies that it employs on rail lines to help railroads avoid derailments.

Source: https://www.greeleytribune.com/2023/02/22/derailments-beware-detection-systems-seek-to-prevent-them-2/

But, it is already clear that America’s railroads are lacking important safety measures.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/02/23/opinion/editorials/congress-biden-train-safety/

But this is also what we’ve heard people on the railroads talk about.

Source: https://therealnews.com/the-pittsburgh-post-gazettes-half-year-strike

Currently, railroads are left to decide where to place those detectors and what temperatures should trigger action when an overheating bearing is detected.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5466974/ohio-senators-ready-rail-safety-bill-after-fiery-crash-2/

Federal regulators and members of Congress are urging railroads to do more to prevent derailments after recent fiery wrecks involving hazardous chemicals in Ohio and Minnesota prompted evacuations.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/25-train-cars-derail-montana-injuries-reported-98306383

I can see all of them, but that was Kayla whose friend worked on the railroads and said, you got to get the hell out because I know what's on those trains.

Source: https://therealnews.com/east-palestine-residents-have-been-left-behind-and-theyre-running-out-of-water

I expect this will not impress anyone especially with how extra evil railroads are, but we put 50-60% of net income back into capital improvements.

Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12758688?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark

In the 1800s and early 1900s, railroads colluded to charge farmers exorbitant prices to carry their crops to market.

Source: https://bcdemocrat.com/2023/03/16/aaron-miller-ohio-railroad-disaster-should-have-our-focus/

I searched for somewhere close to the pollution-clearing winds, 1,000 feet from highways, a quarter-mile from oil drilling, away from major trucking routes and railroads, and nowhere near a lead-spewing airport.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-08-17/finding-clean-air-in-los-angeles

Join Danelle as she travels the country to understand what drew her daughter into the hidden world of the railroads.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2023/02/09/listen-to-a-firsthand-account-of-hobo-life-in-new-city-of-the-rails-podcast.html

"Let's put the pressure on the railroads now to show us that they care and that they're going to be responsive in terms of the length of the trains and the impact they'll have on those communities," said Sen. Dick Durbin.

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/cpkc-merger-canadian-pacific-railway-kansas-city-railroad-chicago-news/13235773/