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  • California Democrats Ask Buttigieg for Half a Billion Dollars for High-Speed Rail Before Trump Takes Office

    12/22/2024 6:45:47 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 47 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12/22/2024 | Joel B Pollack
    California Democrats have written to outgoing Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to ask for more than half a billion dollars in funding for an ailing high-speed rail project that President-elect Donald Trump defunded in 2019. As Breitbart News reported, Trump withheld $1 billion in funding from the project after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) canceled the original project. Newsom had explained to the state legislature that the original plan for a Los Angeles-to-San Francisco “bullet” train “would cost too much and, respectfully, would take too long.” Trump then demanded the state refund the money federal taxpayers had given it — applying...
  • Train derailment in Pecos, Texas

    USA: One person was killed and four were injured after a freight train hit a truck standing on the tracks in the city of Pecos, Texas. As a result of the impact, the train derailed and hit buildings.
  • Elon Musk thinks high-speed rail is wasteful? Cutting funds would be the crime

    12/18/2024 6:03:49 AM PST · by artichokegrower · 101 replies
    Sacramento Bee ^ | December 18, 2024 | Tad Weber
    Sacramento-area congressman Kevin Kiley took to the floor of the House of Representatives recently to declare the following: “Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to report that the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency has honed in on perhaps the single-greatest example of government waste in United States history,” the Republican from Rocklin intoned. “And that is California’s high-speed-rail boondoggle.”
  • NS Helper Crew loses his cool with Allegheny Dispatcher

    12/07/2024 1:43:45 PM PST · by Morgana · 7 replies
    Thunderbolt 1000 Siren Productions youtube ^ | November 22, 2022 | Thunderbolt 1000 Siren Productions
    For you FReepers who are Rail Fans or even have had idiot bosses watch this video. This is an audio recording of Train Engineers talking to their dispatchers. The dispatcher is telling these train Engineers to do what? As one Engineer said "this makes stupid look smart" For you Rail Fans this could have been another Lac Megantic disaster because the dispatcher was a moron. as one Engineer said "THERE'S A MOUNTAIN UP HERE!"
  • China Behind Super Highway That Targets US With Mass Migration, Economic Warfare

    03/26/2024 6:05:02 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 9 replies
    AMAC Newsline ^ | 25 Mar, 2024 | By Darlene McCormick Sanchez with Contributions from Terri Wu and John Haughey
    DARIEN GAP, Panama—The grind of heavy machinery breaks the silence of the Darién jungle, where the Pan American Highway ends at Yaviza in Panama. Construction workers have cleared towering trees to make way for a steel and concrete bridge mighty enough to withstand flooding from the Chucunaque River. An onsite worker for the construction company Cusa told The Epoch Times the construction project will cut 4 miles into the Darién jungle at a cost of $42 million and includes a second bridge crossing the Tuira River. That would leave some 55 miles to finish the Pan American Highway, also known...
  • Freight train crash in Colorado destroys bridge and injures conductors, BNSF Railway investigating

    08/23/2024 1:12:04 PM PDT · by mykroar · 23 replies
    SeeBSnews.com ^ | 8/23/2024 | Jesse Sarles
    A derailment of a mile-long freight train that injured two crew members overnight is under investigation. It happened in the eastern part of Boulder near Foothills Hospital, close to the intersection of Arapahoe Avenue and 48th Street. The train workers were taken to the hospital and were released on Friday morning. The crash destroyed a rail bridge and some trees were knocked down, but there was no other damage aside from the damage to the train cars. The derailment stretches across a wide area and is expected to take a while to clean up.
  • Labor dispute stops Canadian freight railroads and could cause major economic disruption in US

    08/22/2024 8:06:47 AM PDT · by george76 · 15 replies
    New York Post ^ | Aug. 22, 2024
    Both of Canada’s major freight railroads have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers, an impasse that could bring significant economic harm to businesses and consumers in Canada and the U.S. if the trains don’t resume running soon. Canadian National and CPKC railroads both locked out their employees after the deadline of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Thursday passed without new agreements with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference that represents some 10,000 engineers, conductors and dispatchers. ... All rail traffic in Canada and all shipments crossing the U.S. border have stopped... Billions of dollars of goods...
  • Far-left group claim responsibility for Paris arson attacks that crippled country's rail network just hours before Olympic opening ceremony

    07/28/2024 5:52:15 AM PDT · by Libloather · 16 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 7/28/24 | Miriam Kuepper, Elena Salvoni
    A far-left group has claimed responsibility for the Paris arson attacks that crippled the country's rail network just hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Just hours before the grand procession on the River Seine on Friday night, fires were started at key facilities, bringing trains to a halt and affecting around 800,000 passengers - including athletes and spectators heading to the Games. Preliminary evidence in the investigation showed that strategic points of the network were targeted, indicating that the perpetrators had a detailed knowledge of the network, according to investigators. France's intelligence services and police have been scrambling...
  • ‘Malicious Acts’ Wreak Havoc At Olympics

    07/26/2024 7:05:47 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 33 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | 26 Jul, 2024 | KAY SMYTHE
    France’s high-speed train system was targeted in a series of attacks Friday, wreaking havoc on the opening day of the 2024 Olympic Games. A series of “coordinated acts of malice” in France led to the cancellation and diversion of a large number of trains, while all travelers were asked to postpone their journeys and not go to train stations on the opening day of the Olympics, according to French rail company SNCF and CNN. Damage was reported at several SNCF facilities as well as the Atlantic, Northern, and Eastern high-speed lines. At least one of the attacks was mitigated by...
  • Breaking news. Trains across France halted by coordinated arson attacks ahead of Olympics opening

    07/26/2024 1:38:40 AM PDT · by blueplum · 47 replies
    France’s state-owned rail company SNCF says a 'massive attack' aimed at paralysing the high-speed network is causing delays and cancellations. A series of coordinated arson attacks on the train infrastructure of France's largest rail company, SNCF, caused a significant number of trains to be re-routed or cancelled on Friday morning, according to the transport company.... The attack is expected to disrupt the transport system on the opening day of the 2024 Paris Olympics.... International travel to and from the UK beneath the English Channel and to neighbouring Belgium has also been disrupted by what SNCF called a series of coordinated...
  • California is mercilessly mocked for 'world's most pointless crossing' high-speed rail bridge that cost $11 BILLION

    05/05/2024 12:43:32 PM PDT · by george76 · 123 replies
    DAILY MAIL ^ | 5 May 2024 | ISABELLE STANLEY
    The High Speed Rail Authority shared an update on the Fresno River Viaduct .. They were widely mocked with Elon Musk and Billy Markus piling in .. California has been mercilessly mocked for boasting about completing the 'world's most pointless crossing' to nowhere at a cost of $11billion. The California High Speed Rail Authority shared an update on the Fresno River Viaduct in Madera County last week, proudly saying it was one of the 'first completed high-speed rail structures'. The Tweet did not get the reaction officials were hoping for with Elon Musk and Dogecoin creator Billy Markus piling in...
  • Biden admin weighs California’s latest green gambit that could set off chain reaction of economic pain

    04/23/2024 7:35:27 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 12 replies
    BizPac Review ^ | April 22, 2024 | Nick Pope
    The Biden administration could allow California to implement a rule designed to push green locomotives, but a growing list of stakeholders are warning that the regulation would severely impact the state’s economy and the national rail industry. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could soon determine whether it will allow the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to move forward with a state regulation that would ban the use of locomotives that are more than 23 years past their manufacturing date unless they run using zero-emissions technology, according to Progressive Railroading. The rule could disrupt supply chains and saddle the state’s railway...
  • Houston Mayor John Whitmire says city is 'broke' after decades of overspending that has stopped them from being able to pay firefighters

    03/27/2024 2:05:50 PM PDT · by george76 · 56 replies
    DAILY MAIL ^ | 27 March 2024 | MARYANN MARTINEZ,
    Mayor John Whitmire proposing a 5% cut across the board, except for fire and police departments.. Tax hikes and increased fees for parking and city services are likely .. The Mayor of Houston says the city is 'broke' after overspending for decades. Experts say the problem has existed for years, but COVID handouts from the federal government helped mask them. ... A tax hike through a bond is expected in November. ... The city has been struggling to make firefighters whole, from meeting its contractual obligation to their pension, to paying backpay and wage hikes that have been promised years...
  • California High-Speed Rail Needs Another $100 Billion, Says CEO

    03/15/2024 8:54:37 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 23 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 03/15/2024 | JOEL B. POLLAK
    The California High-Speed Rail Authority will need an additional $100 billion — above the nearly $30 billion it already has — to complete its original route from San Francisco to Los Angeles, CEO Brian Kelly told state legislators this week. As Breitbart News noted in 2023, the project was set to cost $100 billion more than the $33 billion voters originally approved in 2008. And as Breitbart News was first to report in 2014, the journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles would not take less than three hours, as originally promised to the California electorate when they approved the...
  • News Summary-Intelligence Report Monday 3/11/2024 Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead, Search For US Soldier Who Ran Off Italian Base, Suspended Conservative MP Joins Reform UK, "Assisted Dying" Legislation In France

    03/11/2024 7:20:13 PM PDT · by Nextrush · 8 replies
    Nextrush Free ^ | 3/11/2024 | Nextrush/Self
    Retired Boeing quality control manager and whistleblower John Barnett found dead... Iraqi militia groups aligned with Iran claim a drone attack on Israel's Ben Gurion Airport... Meanwhile the Israeli military says it struck deep into Lebanon today... In the UK Tommy Robinson released from jail after being arrested Saturday... Military maneuvers set for the Gulf Of Oman involving Chinese, Iranian and Russian warships... In Jamaica an emergency meeting including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussing the turmoil in Haiti... Around 50 people hurt when a Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand airline flight experienced a "technical problem" causing a...
  • 3 trains involved in Northampton County derailment, sending 2 engines and diesel fuel into Lehigh River; no danger to public, officials say

    03/02/2024 8:47:13 AM PST · by ropin71 · 43 replies
    The morning call ^ | 03/02/2024 | LEIF GREISS
    A Norfolk Southern train derailed along the Lehigh River in Lower Saucon Township on Saturday morning, sending part of two engines into the water. The derailment happened in the area of Riverside Drive, across the river from Nagy’s Landing in Bethlehem Township, around 7:15 a.m. Two other trains were involved in the incident that led to the derailment, though only one derailed, officials said at an 11 a.m. news conference. Photos from the scene showed the front edge of at least two engines sticking into the water, with multiple other cars off the track. Norfolk Southern is investigating, and the...
  • Buttigieg: Rail Accidents Have Increased over Past Year Despite Us Doing All We Can Because Congress Hasn’t Acted

    02/17/2024 4:26:48 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 20 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 02/17/2024 | Ian hatchett
    On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stated that the Department of Transportation has “taken so many steps on rail safety policy” since the East Palestine derailment and is “doing everything we can with the authorities that we already have,” but accidents have gone up despite this because Congress needs to act. Buttigieg said, “For our department, the process mainly has to do with making sure things like this can’t happen again, which is why we’ve taken so many steps on rail safety policy and are pressing Congress to do more with the power that it has.”
  • Phoenix’s “No Pants Light-Rail Day” returns, this time with tons of BDSM, furries, and kids

    01/16/2024 5:02:43 PM PST · by Tell It Right · 24 replies
    Not the Bee ^ | 1/16/2024 | Mister Retrops
    While Phoenix's pantless light-rail run dates back to 2009, the 2019 ride was canceled and the event took a three year hiatus thanks to the pandemic in 2020. Now four years later, it's making a comeback, but things are a little different. [CONTENT WARNING: THIS IS NOT SUITABLE FOR KIDS BUT BECAUSE KIDS WERE ACTUALLY PRESENT WITH MEN'S FETISH GEAR IN THEIR FACES WE ARE GONNA TALK ABOUT IT AS A SOCIETY.]
  • White House takes action to force government workers to travel via electric vehicle, rail

    12/15/2023 9:53:49 AM PST · by Libloather · 55 replies
    Fox News ^ | 12/15/23 | Thomas Catenacci
    The White House issued new guidance requiring federal government employees to prioritize using electric vehicles (EV), trains and public transportation options when conducting official business. The actions, which the White House said fulfilled President Biden's promise to "lead by example" on tackling climate change, seek to take advantage of the federal government's annual business travel purchasing power of $2.8 billion and status as the nation's largest employer. Overall, government employees on official business took more than 2.8 million flights, made 2.3 million vehicle rentals and took 33,000 rail trips last year. "These operational changes will accelerate the clean transportation transformation,...
  • Feds grant $6 billion for high-speed rail projects

    12/09/2023 7:50:10 AM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 64 replies
    NBC News / Comcast ^ | December 9, 2023 | By Mike Gagliardi
    The Department of Transportation announced more than $6 billion in grant funding for high-speed rail projects this week. The money comes amid ongoing support for a technology that has also encountered concerns about its costs. Brightline West, an affiliate of Florida’s Brightline intercity rail service, was awarded $3 billion in federal funds for its proposed line between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, which would zoom passengers between the cities in two hours. The California High-Speed-Rail Authority was awarded $3.1 billion to continue work on its system, which will ultimately connect Los Angeles and San Francisco in less than three hours....