<img src="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/TPDSHDRVBUI63IGWIFJJTP7L2U.jpg&w=1024" /><br>Earlier Thursday, the White House announced it had reached a “tentative” deal between rail carriers and workers ahead of a strike that would have been damaging for the U.S. economy.