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Last year’s catastrophic East Palestine train derailment has spurred calls from a rank-and-file labor group for public ownership of rail infrastructure. We spoke to an expert about what that could look like in the US, which is dominated by for-profit rail.
>Railroad Workers United (RWU), a caucus of rank-and-file workers spanning all thirteen national rail unions, recently released a video offering one answer to the rotten state of US rail. “Putting America Back on Track: The Case for Public Rail Ownership” opens in East Palestine, with a resident of the area showing the viewer photos he took the night of the Norfolk Southern derailment. The video goes on to make the case for public ownership of rail, which has been a focus for RWU over the past year.
What are your thoughts on the idea of public ownership of rail (in the US and Canada)? What type or level of public ownership would you support?
Dubai Metro Blue Line extension
All the information on the proposed new Dubai Metro Line...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10154897
> Looks like they plan to have the blue line extension ready to go in 2029 mentioned in the embedded video not the article. > > The plan is to have 55% of the population within 800 meters of public transportation stations by 2040. > > !Blue line extension > > A little bit old, but I always like to watch the video linked below: > Youtube - Dubai Progress by MetroCucumber
