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Fort Worth-based Rio Grande Pacific joins partnership in new 85 mile Utah rail line
December 17th, 2021
November 17, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Fort Worth-based Rio Grande Pacific Corporation (RGP) will be part of a public-private partnership to build and operate a new 85 mile long rail line in Utah to benefit the Ute Indian Tribe.
The Surface...
Extraordinary STB decision: Texas Central Railway is part of the 'interstate rail network'
July 16th, 2020
July 16, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Updated 7/17/20 with TCR comment -
In a 15 page decision Thursday, the Surface Transportation Board affirmed that Texas Central Railway (TCR) is officially part of the interstate rail network. In its finding the...
SurfBoard allows Texas Central a second try at interstate commerce designation
June 24th, 2019
June 24, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
In what has been described as a positive step for Texas Central Railway, the Surface Transportation Board has granted the high-speed railroad company a chance to come back with additional documentation showing that they...
10 Texas lawmakers endorse high-speed rail project in STB letter
April 8th, 2019
April 8, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
Ten U.S. House members representing Texas districts have written to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) in support of Texas Central's Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail project.
U.S. Reps. Colin Allred (D-Texas) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) led the...
TRA and many others file letter of support for Texas Central with Surf Board
May 31st, 2018
Updated June 1, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Rail Advocates and Rail Passengers Association yesterday filed letters with the Surface Transportation Board supporting a Texas Central Railroad petition that would clear the way for STB to assume jurisdiction over the Texas high-speed rail...
Texas Central petitions STB to reopen case to grant interstate authority
May 7th, 2018
May 7, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Central has petitioned the Surface Transportation Board to reopen STB Docket 36025, which if approved, would give the builders of the bullet train project the authority to operate under broader federal law. Texas Central,...
Proposed fed regulations threaten freight rail in Texas and U.S.
October 9th, 2016
October 9, 2016 - Ian Jefferies, AAR -
“Sonic Automotive, the fourth-largest auto dealership group in the U.S., is entering the San Antonio market for the first time with plans to build five locations of its EchoPark used car retail brand...
Feds drop proposal to prioritize freight trains over Amtrak - measure on-time at each station
July 28th, 2016
July 28, 2016 - TheHill.com
In a big win for passenger rail operators like Amtrak, a panel of federal regulators has reversed course on two proposals that the passenger rail service says would have led to significant delays.
The Safety Transportation Board...
Texas Bullet Train Opponents Hope to Block Project Next Year
July 26th, 2016
July 26, 2016 - Texas Tribune
The state Legislature could put up major road blocks next year for a private firm's plans to build a high-speed rail project connecting Houston and Dallas now that a federal transportation board has decided the...
SurfTransBoard denies Texas Central claim as part of national network
July 18th, 2016
Updated July 19, 2016 - TRA Newswire
Updated with response from Texas Central
The Surface Transportation Board struck a blow to Texas Central Railway today in stating that the board does not have jurisdiction over the railway since it would operate entirely within...