Manuel Erhardt @erhardt@librem.one

Chilean State Railways #EFE has signed a $US 700m long-term financing agreement with the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean and Spain's government lending agency Instituto de Crédito Oficial to support the modernisation and expansion of the national rail network.

https://www.railjournal.com/financial/chile-secures-us-700m-to-advance-rail-modernisation/

#RailwaySunday #Chile #LatinAmerica #CAF #ICO #infrastructure #economy #politics #railway #train

I was able to take a photo of a SBB RABDe 500 passing right next to me while I was hiking today. Turned out pretty OK I think 😊

#RailwaySunday #SBB #ICN #train #railway #Switzerland #Seeland #photography

Two tenders have been launched to progress the Rail Baltica project to construct a new 250km/h standard-gauge line to connect the three Baltic states with Poland.

Bids are invited for the design of the 54km Lithuanian section and a new depot in Estonia.

https://www.railjournal.com/financial/rail-baltica-launches-design-and-construction-tenders/

#RailwaySunday #RailBaltica #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Poland #Baltics

Started the weekend with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. 6/12 movies watched - halfway through.

I think this is my favourite movie of all new Star Wars films. That the story is building up to the original trilogy certainly helps, and seeing familiar spaceships was a blast.

#StarWars #SciFi #entertainment #film #movie

The Surface Transportation Board [...] announced [last Friday] it reached a unanimous decision finding that the merger application submitted by Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway is incomplete because it doesn’t contain certain information required by the board’s regulations.

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/federal_legislation_regulation/news/BREAKING-NEWS-STB-rules-UPNS-merger-application-is-incomplete%C2%A0--76173

#RailwaySunday #STB #UnionPacific #NorfolkSouthern #US

Solo: A Star Wars Story is definitely a very entertaining film. Maybe not too much depth, but perfect to start the weekend with.

5/12 Star Wars films (re)watched.

#StarWars #film #movie #Solo #Chewbacca #SciFi

TIL I learned that the father of famous actor Woody Harrelson was a convicted hitman and spent decades in prison. 🤯

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Harrelson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Harrelson

#TIL #Woody #Harrelson #actor #film #TV #hitman

The government of #Bolivia is relaunching efforts to reactivate its national #rail network. The plans support the development of the Bi-oceanic Central Corridor connecting #Brazil’s Atlantic ports with Pacific ports in #Chile and #Peru.

https://www.railjournal.com/regions/central-south-america/bolivia-aims-to-revive-national-network/

#RailwaySunday #transport #infrastructure #railway #train #LatinAmerica #SouthAmerica

The Bernina Express ready to depart from Tirano (IT).

#RailwaySunday #BerninaExpress #BeX #Tirano #Italy #train #railway #travel #alps

For security and stability, many modern societies seem to be happy to give up their hard-earned freedom and rights.

Just finished Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

One quote struck me, as is more relevant today than it was at the film's release:

In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic
Empire, for a safe and secure society which I assure you will last for ten thousand years. (Palpatine)

With the Senate's applause, the Republic turned into an authoritarian regime.

4/12 films (re-)watched.

#StarWars #movie #film #politics #SciFi

@cassandracorvid

I think Episode III is still my favourite film of the prequel trilogy, but will see if I still feel the same after my rewatching it for the first time in years.

But I must admit, I'm not too fond of animated films, which might also play a role. Obi Wan was great in the film, though.👌