Chinese railway operators have taken heightened measures to safeguard safe and smooth rail transport by battling the recent cold spell. At Yuci Station in Shanxi province, freight inspectors braved wind and snow, shuttling back and forth between rails, while carefully inspecting the loading and reinforcement status of cargo on each vehicle. They conducted focused checks on trains carrying key materials such as thermal coal, fully ensuring the safety and punctuality of the trains and acting as a “sentinel” of railway freight transportation.