Two More Trains Derail Across US After Ohio Catastrophe
By Tyler Durden About ten days after a train carrying vinyl chloride derailed and exploded, releasing dangerous chemicals into the air and water near the Ohio-Pennsylvania…
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British Protest 15-Minute Cities Where They Will Become Prisoners of the State
By Amy Mek Fifteen-minute cities are popping up everywhere, and the World Economic Forum is wildly enthusiastic about them. Last year it was announced that…
Higher Prices Expected: Black Sea Shipping Rates Skyrocket 20%
By Mac Slavo Shipping rates in the Black Sea have risen by 20% since the start of the year and mainstream media is blaming the…
“Tragic Thursday” — Disruptions Widespread As Rail Strike Hits UK
By Tyler Durden British rail workers started the new year with a week-long strike on Tuesday, disrupting commuters across the UK. By Thursday, the industrial…
First In The Nation: Philadelphia Transit To Treat Every Commuter Like A Potential Terrorist
By Joe Cadillic Last month the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) announced that it has decided to treat every commuter like a suspected terrorist. According…
Million Passengers Stranded As Austrian Rail Strike Begins
By Tyler Durden Austrian rail traffic froze Monday, impacting critical transit routes between Europe’s east and west, as workers held a 24-hour strike over pay…
Potential Nationwide US Rail Strike May Spark Chaos Ahead Of Christmas
By Tyler Durden Remember in September when the country was on the brink of a nationwide rail strike that almost froze critical transportation networks? A similar scenario…
C.H. Robinson Announces Largest Layoff In The History Of Freight Brokerage
By Tyler Durden It’s not just tech giants and Wall Street firms any more. As FreightWaves reports, truck brokerage giant C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. is…
Trans-Pacific Shipping Rates Plunge 75% As US Retail Demand Falters
By Tyler Durden The problem with price inflation is that it often makes it impossible to track the true health of consumer demand. For example,…
Northern Germany Rail Network Disrupted After “Sabotage” To Communication Cables
By Tyler Durden For those waking up expecting a calm and quiet morning — well — that’s not the case. There’s news that a major…
How to Get Around During a Financial Crisis: Economic SHTF Transportation
By Fabian Ommar For those who believe an economic SHTF is in the cards – in the form of a deep recession or even depression…
Biden Admin Awards Over $100M To Dismantle “Racist” Highway In Detroit
By Tyler Durden The Biden administration has allocated more than $100 million out of last year’s bipartisan infrastructure bill to dismantle a mile-long highway in…
Nationwide Rail Strike Looms As White House Seeks To Avert Supply Chain Chaos
By Tyler Durden The Biden administration held talks with freight-rail companies and unions to avert more than 100,000 railroad workers walking off the job if contracts weren’t…
40,000 UK Rail Workers To Strike Next Week, Will Paralyze Transportation Network
By Tyler Durden Tens of thousands of railway workers are preparing to strike across Britain and may cause transportation chaos next week as they demand…