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Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern rail merger puts America first
As Washington debates how to strengthen supply chains, lower costs, and stay competitive with China, one of the most consequential infrastructure decisions in years is receiving fa…
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TIL that before time zones, towns kept “local solar time,” where noon was set when the Sun was highest overhead in each place. This caused clocks to differ by minutes, forcing trains to use timetables that accounted for multiple local times and prompting railroads to push for standardized time.
NPR TOPICS: NEWS
Passenger railroads see a sharp jump in ridership as gas prices climb
More Americans are turning to the train as gas prices reach their highest point since the war in Iran began. Brightline, the privately-run railroad in Florida, had its best month e…