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Union Pacific, CSX and Norfolk Southern agree to labor-friendly policies to ease staffing strains. Union Pacific, CSX and Norfolk Southern agree to labor-friendly policies to ease staffing strains. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of…

Hot on the heels of Sim City inspired Cityscapes: Sim Builder landing on Apple Arcade comes another piece of retro-tinged strategy action that’s hit the App Store.Originally released in 2006, Sid Meier’s Railroads! is a faithful iPhone and iPad conversion of the classic business simulation that will let you play the much-loved PC title on your daily commute.As with the original, the game takes players back to the golden age of steam and tasks the player with building tracks, managing resources, and competing with famous …

Originally launched in 2006, Sid Meier's Railroads was the fourth and final installation in the Railroad Tycoon series and set high standards for the ‘Tycoon' genre of games. Although Sid Meier might be better known for the Civilization series of empire-building simulation games, I consider the Railroad Tycoon series to be his best work, and indeed the game has a bit of a cult following among those who grew up in the golden age of simulation games. Thanks to mobile port specialist Feral Interactive, Sid Meier's Railroads…

Too Long; Didn't ReadAs we grapple with advancements being built in cyberspace, from Bitcoin to Generative AI to burgeoning data science fields (just to name a few), understanding the extreme change the railroads brought can help us make sense of the extreme change we’re dealing with now. Too Long; Didn't ReadAs we grapple with advancements being built in cyberspace, from Bitcoin to Generative AI to burgeoning data science fields (just to name a few), understanding the extreme change the railroads brought can help us…

Not too long ago, we reported that you could pre-register to download Sid Meier’s Railroads. Well, the wait’s over! You can download this app to your Android or iOS device today.In case you don’t know what this game is, you’ll want to if you’re one of the many spirited train lovers out there. This is a popular train/business simulator that launched back in 2006. Railroads is the sequel to Railroad Tycoon 3, and it was the first game since 1990’s Railroad Tycoon that had direct input from Sid Meier himself.As stated…

Sid Meier's Railroads, originally released for PC in 2006, in coming to iOS and Android in April. The popular classic railroad business simulation game is being ported to mobile platforms by Feral Interactive, known for its work on porting games such as Grid Autosport and Tropico to mobile platforms. Railroads is the final instalment of the Railroad Tycoon series by renowned video game designer and producer Sid Meier, and fits in well with Feral Interactive's approach to bringing popular simulation games to mobile…

Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC 1.42% and its rivals said Thursday they have agreed to join a federal system that lets employees confidentially report close calls, a program the biggest freight railroads had refused to join for years.  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday had asked the chief executives of the seven so-called Class 1 railroads— Union Pacific Corp.…

U.S. railroad operators have tepid outlooks for 2023 as they brace for a slowdown in demand for manufactured goods among other products and higher costs. Executives from Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC -5.05% and Union Pacific Corp. UNP -1.51% said inflation is hurting manufacturers and the housing market, which are among the biggest customers for rail.  “Our outlook for 2023…

President Biden signed a bill Friday restricting rail workers from striking, but the industry is still struggling with a big problem: having enough staff to handle customer demand. The largest U.S. freight railroads have reported strong profits in recent years, helped by higher prices and steady business in transporting everything from automobiles to fertilizer. Export demand for coal and grain, stemming from disruptions in supply chains in Europe after Russia invaded Ukraine, bolstered freight volumes…

Union Pacific Corp.’s UNP -6.29% third-quarter profit rose 13% from a year earlier to $1.9 billion as it shipped more cargo, but reported continued pressure on its operations from higher costs of equipment, fuel and labor. Business volumes rose 3% despite some customers in September seeking alternate modes of freight transport amid the threat of a national labor strike. Freight revenue rose 18% to $6.11 billion.…