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“Peace Railway” pushes forward amid the Israel-Hamas war, reshaping regional trade

November 27, 2025 -

While the world's attention is fixed on the devastating conflict in Gaza, a monumental infrastructure project, quietly advancing behind the scenes, promises to redraw the map of global trade and solidify a new Middle Eastern alliance.

The so-called "Peace Railway," a critical land link between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, has reportedly reached an "advanced stage," even as the war rages just miles from its proposed terminus.

This ...

Greta Thunberg laments ‘overcrowded’ train, German railway reveals she had first class seat

December 19, 2019 -

(Article by Chris Menahan republished from Infowars.com)

“Traveling on overcrowded trains through Germany,” Thunberg said. “And I’m finally on my way home!”

https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1205969006982815751

The railway, Deutsche Bahn, responded with a tweet of their own, saying: “We were pleased that you were on the ICE 74 with us on Saturday, and with 100 percent green electricity.”

“It would have been even nicer had you acknowledged ...

Union Pacific eastbound railway container service temporarily halted to Chicago due to “significant congestion”

July 20, 2021 -

According to reports, ocean carriers are backlogged due to logistics problems caused by governments imposing Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions, which in turn has caused delivery trains to get backed up on land.

All Union Pacific eastbound service from West Coast port terminals to the Global IV intermodal facility in Chicago are now halted for at least a week, which reports claim will help to get the logistics flow back on track.

The suspension applies to ...

Beyond “grid down” – Solar flares can also disrupt railway signaling systems and underground conduit pipes

April 30, 2017 -

To examine how solar storm-induced GICs affect the planet's structures, scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) collaborated with heliospheric scientists, magnetospheric physicists, power engineers, and emergency management officials from various research institutions and industries during a pair of intensive week-long workshops in 2016.

According to researchers, the sun regularly ejects a stream of magnetic solar material called solar wind, ...

Historic Hejaz Railway set for revival as Turkey, Syria and Jordan forge a new transport corridor

September 28, 2025 -

The transport ministers of Turkey, Syria and Jordan have announced a joint agreement to restore the historic Hejaz railway – a legendary line that once connected the heart of the Ottoman Empire to the holy cities of Islam.

The breakthrough was confirmed by Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu on Tuesday, Sept. 23, following a tripartite meeting in the Jordanian capital Amman. The parties have prepared a draft memorandum of understanding ...

National railway strike APPROVED by locomotive union… all trains in America may HALT this coming Monday

July 15, 2022 -

According to reports, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) voted by a resounding margin of 99.5 percent to authorize a strike if such action becomes legal and "necessary to secure a contract worthy of their consideration."

As we reported previously, a strike like this threatens to halt all train movement across the country, which is about the last thing the already battered supply chain needs.

In a statement, BLET National President Dennis ...

US supply chain could take another critical blow as railroads prepare “contingency plans” for large-scale labor strike

September 13, 2022 -

The American Baker’s Association, representing more than 300 companies, warned that "Even a temporary interruption would create a devastating ripple effect" across US supply chains.“Contingency plans” set in motion as railroad industry prepares for massive labor strike

Norfolk Southern will enact their own “contingency plans” across their network. This will include a “controlled shut down” starting Friday September 16th. This is when the “cooling-off period” expires....

Train carrying paint and lithium ion batteries derails in Wisconsin, sending two cars into Mississippi River

May 03, 2023 -

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said the cars "floated downstream soon after the derailment and passed under the WIS 82/Lansing Causeway before becoming mired along the shore." The train derailed in Crawford County at about 12:15 p.m.

BNSF Railway spokesperson Lena Kent said two of the train's three locomotives and an "unknown number of cars carrying freight of all kinds" derailed on the eastern edge of the river. All crew members were accounted for, ...

Left-wing terror group Antifa responsible for deadly Amtrak derailment? Alt-left terror group has disturbing history of railway sabotage

December 18, 2017 -

In August of this year, we proclaimed that Antifa should be declared a domestic terrorism organization. Yahoo News, a radical left-wing news cult staffed by delusional, obedient left-wing propagandists, went on to endorse the Antifa terrorist organization with a glowing review, joining fake news leader CNN which also endorsed Antifa as part of its effort to destroy America and overthrow the results of a democratic election that put Trump into office.

Not long after, ...

New labor shortages, idle trains are worsening food shortages up and down supply chain

May 11, 2022 -

A Reuters report this week in AgWeb noted that trains are increasingly sitting idle for a number of reasons while labor shortages are plaguing agricultural production, both of which are adding to rising food prices.

The report noted that rail line backlogs throughout the United States are causing delays of grain shipments as well as processed corn syrup and flour, "contributing to the national problem of inflation, food and grain companies said at a hearing this week."

Following ...

World’s first solar-powered railway line now operating in the UK: Renewable power source may be cheaper than grid-derived electricity, say experts

September 11, 2020 -

The Wessex route was directly powered by solar energy supplied by a nearby solar farm near the town of Aldershot, Hampshire county. Solar power has been used before to power train. But the railway marks the first time power grids were completely bypassed.

Riding Sunbeams, a group of innovators who developed the solar-powered railway, said that a renewable energy source will not only be environmentally friendly – it also offers a more affordable alternative to fossil ...

The great SICKOUT spreads as airline pilots, railway workers, air traffic controllers, police, firefighters and the other people who keep society running say NO to vaccine coercion and threats

October 11, 2021 -

Southwest Airlines has now cancelled nearly 2,000 flights over the last three days because of a coordinated pilots' "sickout" protest over the issue of vaccine mandates.

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly is committing massive fraud against his own pilots, falsely claiming there is a, "federal government COVID-19 vaccination directive" that forces him to demand vaccines for all his pilots. This is utterly false. No such mandate exists for private sector employees. OSHA ...

Record-high 12,600 illegal migrants break into America in one day while government officials snooze away

December 26, 2023 -

National correspondent for Fox News Bill Melugin shared on X (formerly Twitter) a video where thousands of asylum seekers wait to be processed in the Texas city. "I've spent hundreds of days there over the last two-plus years and I've never seen it like this," he said. Another post from Jorge Ventura Media showed hundreds more migrants illegally crossing despite the strong currents in that area of the Rio Grande.

BREAKING: Video from a contact on the ground in Eagle ...

Rail line responsible for Ohio disaster sees six-fold increase in derailments involving hazardous materials in a decade

February 21, 2023 -

But the news gets worse for the company: A new report reveals that, over the past decade, accidents involving hazardous materials have shot skyward six-fold as the rail line increased the size of trains by 20 percent, cut 40 percent of staff, and refused to adopt safety measures.

The UK's Daily Mail reports that "some 654 of the company's hazardous material-carrying cars were involved in accidents in 2022, compared with 105 in 2012, Federal Railroad Administration figures ...

Supply collapse: America just days away from total rail shutdown as nationwide strike looms

September 14, 2022 -

Officials from the Biden regime are reportedly in talks right now with others in the transportation industry, including truckers, shippers and air freight, to forge "contingency plans" for when the rail shutdown inevitably materializes. Loss of rail service will deliver a massive blow to an already fragile and failing supply chain, we are told, and Biden's people have been tasked with developing a solution.

Nearly 30 percent of all United States freight moves via rail, ...

It’s about time: Italian police beat the SNOT out of left-wing Antifa protesters (video)

December 29, 2017 -

This is exactly what happened last Friday in the Italian town of Modena, when police clashed with violent Antifa protestors who were seeking to disrupt a rally organized by a far-right group called “Defend Modena,” which was protesting a law that allows people born in the country to obtain citizenship.

According to RT, as many as 300 “anti-fascists and anarchists” tried to march into the area where members of “Defend Modena” were protesting, but police cut them off....

Were Left-wing ANTIFA anarchists responsible for Washington Amtrak derailment that left scores dead and injured?

December 19, 2017 -

The New York Post reported that a government official briefed on the deadly Amtrack crash in Washington state says that the derailment may have been caused by an object intentionally placed on the track:

A preliminary investigation suggests maintenance problems are unlikely to blame because the incident took place on brand-new tracks, the official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

As of this writing, at least six people were killed, but health ...

Rail line access collapsing along the West Coast, forcing desperate suppliers to ship products using more expensive truck freight instead

September 16, 2020 -

A logistics consultant from Northern California claims he was unable to book any shipping containers either through Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) or Union Pacific (UP) during the first week of September, a scenario that apparently has never happened before during his tenure.

"I have been working in the industry for 30 years and I have never seen anything like this," he is quoted as saying after failing to get loads sent to and from West Coast ports and Midwest ...

Derailed negotiations: Massive railroad strike looms as second rail union rejects Biden administration offer

November 02, 2022 -

The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) – which represents signalmen for freight, passenger and commuter railroads – recently turned down the Biden administration's five-year deal. The union said nearly 61 percent of workers opposed the contract even though it included pay raises as high as 24 percent and up to $5,000 in bonuses.

According to BRS President Michael Baldwin, the railroad companies were not effective in bargaining with the government. He also blasted ...

Port of Los Angeles director: US supply chain at risk if rail service does not improve

July 20, 2022 -

"All eyes are focused on improving the rail product, full stop. The bottom line is that we must take action on this issue immediately to avoid a nationwide logjam," said Seroka. The POLA head noted that the shortfall of rail service to handle import cargo is causing more containers to pile up at terminals for longer.

According to Nasdaq, rail service disruptions slow down domestic cargo flows and threaten to undo workers' efforts to clear the docks. Earlier, POLA workers ...