<div data-testid="shortcode_photo_gallery" class="mb-4 flex max-w-full flex-col mx-auto" style="width:1000px"><div class="flex gap-3"><div class="flex-1"><div class="cursor-pointer relative" style="padding-bottom:66.68%"><img src="https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/07/29/id5893952-GettyImages-2227594722-OP.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75" width="100%" alt="image-5893952" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="post_caption_container"><figcaption class="post_caption max-w-[1000px] text-[14px] leading-[18px]"><div class="max-w-[1000px] whitespace-break-spaces"><span>A Union Pacific freight train travels through Hutto, Texas, on July 29, 2025. Union Pacific has reached an agreement to purchase Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal that forms the United States' first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning over 50,000 miles from East to West. </span><span class="post_caption_credit"><span>Brandon Bell/Getty Images</span></span></div></figcaption></div></div>

<div data-testid="shortcode_photo_gallery" class="mb-4 flex max-w-full flex-col mx-auto" style="width:1000px"><div class="flex gap-3"><div class="flex-1"><div class="cursor-pointer relative" style="padding-bottom:66.66%"><img src="https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/07/29/id5893902-GettyImages-2226890494-OP.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75" width="100%" alt="image-5893902" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="post_caption_container"><figcaption class="post_caption max-w-[1000px] text-[14px] leading-[18px]"><div class="max-w-[1000px] whitespace-break-spaces"><span>A migrant tries to board a smuggler's inflatable dinghy in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, France, on July 29, 2025. </span><span class="post_caption_credit"><span>Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images</span></span></div></figcaption></div></div>

A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography.{ai:summary}<p>Union Pacific has agreed to acquire Norfolk Southern for $85 billion, creating the first coast-to-coast rail network in the U.S., covering over 50,000 miles. This merger aims to enhance freight transportation across the country.</p><p>In a separate incident, a migrant was seen attempting to board a smuggler's inflatable dinghy to cross the English Channel from France. #illegals</p>

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