Germany’s railway system suffered days of severe disruption after fires deliberately set along key infrastructure shut down operations across western Germany. A post-left anarchist group calling itself “Kommando Angry Birds” claimed responsibility, citing their desire to dismantle the modern industrial economy.
Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation announced an agreement to create "America's first transcontinental railroad" from coast to coast.
China and Brazil signed a memorandum of understanding this week to study the creation of a transcontinental railroad from Brazil’s Atlantic coast to Peru’s Pacific coast. Chinese state media heralded the plan as a strategic alternative to the Panama Canal and a step toward tightening Beijing’s grip on Latin American infrastructure.
