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Sir Rod Stewart, 79, 'plans to take his beloved 1,500 sq ft model railway station to Glastonbury Festival'

Sir Rod Stewart has reportedly planned to take his beloved 1,500 sq ft model railway station to Glastonbury and is considering making a mini version of the festival. Sir Rod Stewart has reportedly planned to take his beloved 1,500 sq ft model railway station to Glastonbury and is considering making a mini version of the festival The hitmaker, 79, was …

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4 days, 20 hours ago

2 killed, 3 injured when freight train derails in small West Texas city after collision

Associated Press

Two Union Pacific employees were killed and three people were injured when a freight train collided with a tractor-trailer and derailed in a small West Texas city, authorities said Thursday. The train derailed around 5 p.m. Wednesday in Pecos after the collision at a railway crossing, authorities said. Although hazardous materials were being carried aboard the train, none were released …

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1 week ago

Barry Jenkins on why he made 'Mufasa' and how it changed him as a filmmaker

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Over the four years he’s …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Earthquakes and blowouts undermine case for carbon storage in Texas

Hindustan Times

* Earthquakes and blowouts undermine case for carbon storage in Texas CO2 injection risks earthquakes, well blowouts, activists warn * Texas leads in carbon injection permit applications, faces regulatory challenges * Occidental, others confident in CCS safety despite past leaks, expert concerns By Valerie Volcovici and Leah Douglas Dec 13 - Texas has seen surging interest from companies hoping to …

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1 week, 4 days ago

‘Drunk driver’ goes on wild joyride along Long Island railroad tracks

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A suspected drunk driver …

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2 weeks ago

Supreme Court may sharply limit the scope of environmental impact statements

LA Times

Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday in an environmental case involving a proposed railroad line in Utah for shipping crude oil to refineries on the Gulf Coast. The Supreme Court may be about to sharply limit the reach of so-called environmental impact statements, which gauge potential harm of proposed developments and often cause projects to be blocked or scaled back. …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Rescuers search for 13 missing workers after railroad construction site collapses in south China

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rescuers are searching for 13 …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

'American Railroad' musical project showcases untold immigrant stories

Raw Story

by Maggy DONALDSON The Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens has long made music that sheds light on America's untold stories, and her latest project brings to the fore marginalized groups that built its railroad. The ambitious, multi-year "American Railroad" project tells the story of the transcontinental grid's construction through the lens of workers including African American, Chinese, Japanese, Irish …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

TSX ends slightly lower as Trump tariff threat hits sentiment

Live Mint

* TSX ends down 0.02% at 25,405.14 * Energy falls 2.3%; oil settles 0.2% lower * Bombardier shares lose 9.3% * Technology advances 1.1% By Nikhil Sharma and Fergal Smith Nov 26 - Canada's stock market inched lower on Tuesday, weighed by declines for energy, railroad and auto parts manufacturing shares, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump vowed to impose big …

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Western China railroad work progressing smoothly, boosting shared growth

China Daily

When builders from China Railway No 4 Engineering Group Co Ltd started their work in Gansu province on a railway project in 2022, a young woman of the Tibetan ethnic group approached the technicians, asking, "What is that device you are using?" The technicians from CREC4 Seventh Engineering were surveying the terrain in Luchu county under Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, …

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Western China railroad work progressing smoothly, boosting shared growth

China Daily

By LI JIAYING | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-26 10:04 CREC4 technicians show surveying tools used in building the Xining-Chengdu railway to a young Tibetan woman in Gansu province. The CREC4 staff members officially started their work on Oct 26, 2022, embarking on their six-yearlong task, with 255 managerial employees and 1,376 construction workers, said Guan Lei, Party secretary for …

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Western China railroad work progressing smoothly, boosting shared growth

China Daily

CREC4 technicians show surveying tools used in building the Xining-Chengdu railway to a young Tibetan woman in Gansu province. The technicians from CREC4 Seventh Engineering were surveying the terrain in Luchu county under Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, preparing to help build the Xining-Chengdu railway, which links Northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces with Sichuan province in Southwest China. The CREC4 …

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4 weeks ago

Western China railroad work progressing smoothly, boosting shared growth

China Daily

CREC4 technicians show surveying tools used in building the Xining-Chengdu railway to a young Tibetan woman in Gansu province. The technicians from CREC4 Seventh Engineering were surveying the terrain in Luchu county under Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, preparing to help build the Xining-Chengdu railway, which links Northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces with Sichuan province in Southwest China. The CREC4 …

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1 month ago

Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie's classic 'Alice's Restaurant,' dies at 83

Hindustan Times

NEW YORK — Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie's deadpan Thanksgiving standard, “Alice's Restaurant Massacree," has died at age 83. Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie's classic 'Alice's Restaurant,' dies at 83 Her death, just a week before Thanksgiving, was announced Friday by Guthrie on the Facebook page of his own Rising Son Records. Alice Brock …

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1 month ago

America's first major immigration crackdown and the making and breaking of the West

NPR

America's first major immigration crackdown and the making and breaking of the West toggle caption Ann Ronan Picture Library/Photo 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is widely considered to be the first major immigration clampdown in American history. toggle caption Wayne Hsieh/Flickr Central Pacific Railroad ended up deciding to hire Chinese workers, and the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

How railroads inspired the creation of time zones

BBC

How railroads inspired the creation of time zones Getty Images The invention of railroads ushered in a new era of land travel, and forever changed the way humans perceive time. B&O Railroad Museum The first telegraph was sent from the US Capitol building to what is now the site of the B&O Railroad Museum "The existence of different local time …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Norfolk Southern makes deal with investors to prevent another fight for control of the railroad

Live Mint

Norfolk Southern announced an agreement Thursday with Ancora Holdings to keep the investor from launching a repeat of this year's campaign to take control of the railroad. But management changes came anyway in September, when former CEO Alan Shaw was fired for having an inappropriate relationship with the railroad's chief legal officer. “We are making meaningful progress on key operational …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Panel advises Illinois commemorate its role in helping slaves escape the South

Associated Press

In the decades leading up to the Civil War, fearless throngs defied prison or worse to secretly shuttle as many as 7,000 slaves escaped from the South on a months-long slog through Illinois and on to freedom. State Sen. David Koehler of Peoria, who led the panel created by lawmakers last year with Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin from the Chicago suburb …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Harriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony

LA Times

Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday. Dozens gathered on Veterans Day at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in Maryland’s Dorcester County for a formal ceremony making Tubman a one-star brigadier general in the state’s National …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Norfolk Southern sparks safety concerns after telling employees to take no more than a minute inspecting cars

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Federal Railroad Administration's Chief Safety …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s Gains With Pennsylvania Latinos Are Real. Maybe Enough to Withstand ‘Island of Garbage.’

Politico

As more Latinos vote for Republicans, pundits tend to attribute that shift to an ideological transformation, and, too often, they neglect the impact of community organizing. “You don’t know how many times an abuelito or abuelita told me that, ‘Mijo, I never voted before but I went and voted for you cause my grandson told me to,’” Morán said. Today, …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Federal government hands out $2.4 billion for 122 railroad projects nationwide

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The federal government is handing …

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2 months ago

Norfolk Southern's Streamlined Operations Deliver Strong Earnings Despite Insurance Boost

Associated Press

Norfolk Southern reports strong earnings for the third quarter, despite the impact of the East Palestine derailment and insurance payouts related to the Ohio-Pennsylvania border incident. The company earned $287 million, or $4.85 per share, and earned $1.099 billion, or $4.85 per share, in the quarter. The railroad also collected more insurance payments than it paid out last year's derailment, …

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2 months ago

Texas Democrats Brace for a Close Election on Election Day

Associated Press

Texas Democrats will wait on Election Day to find out whether they can win a statewide race after 30 years of losing to Republicans. The state's 38 U.S. House seats are one of the few in the country where a Republican senator is in a competitive race. With so many Democrats defending Senate seats nationwide, Texas is one of the …

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Sir Rod Stewart, 79, 'plans to take his beloved 1,500 sq ft model railway station to Glastonbury Festival'

2 killed, 3 injured when freight train derails in small West Texas city after collision

Barry Jenkins on why he made 'Mufasa' and how it changed him as a filmmaker

Earthquakes and blowouts undermine case for carbon storage in Texas

‘Drunk driver’ goes on wild joyride along Long Island railroad tracks

Supreme Court may sharply limit the scope of environmental impact statements

Rescuers search for 13 missing workers after railroad construction site collapses in south China

'American Railroad' musical project showcases untold immigrant stories

TSX ends slightly lower as Trump tariff threat hits sentiment

Western China railroad work progressing smoothly, boosting shared growth

Western China railroad work progressing smoothly, boosting shared growth

Western China railroad work progressing smoothly, boosting shared growth

Western China railroad work progressing smoothly, boosting shared growth

Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie's classic 'Alice's Restaurant,' dies at 83

America's first major immigration crackdown and the making and breaking of the West

How railroads inspired the creation of time zones

Norfolk Southern makes deal with investors to prevent another fight for control of the railroad

Panel advises Illinois commemorate its role in helping slaves escape the South

Harriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony

Norfolk Southern sparks safety concerns after telling employees to take no more than a minute inspecting cars

Trump’s Gains With Pennsylvania Latinos Are Real. Maybe Enough to Withstand ‘Island of Garbage.’

Federal government hands out $2.4 billion for 122 railroad projects nationwide

Norfolk Southern's Streamlined Operations Deliver Strong Earnings Despite Insurance Boost

Texas Democrats Brace for a Close Election on Election Day