February 8, 2016 The Surface Transportation Board is known mostly around the rail industry as an agency that Congress charged with resolving railroad rate and service disputes and reviewing proposed railroad mergers. The usual day-in and day-out freight rail issues. That's why we...

February 5, 2016 - TRA Newswire Accidents at Union Pacific railroad crossings were down 3 percent in 2015, in part due to an aggressive campaign to identify problem crossings and a strong social media push. In 2015 there were 2.28 accidents...

February 7, 2016 Displaced homeowners, farms and ranches cut in two, 24/7 noise issues, disruption of a rural way of life. It's enough to get country folks boiling mad and it ought to be. No, we are not talking about some Texas and...

February 5, 2016 - KBTX.com CONROE, Texas - The man who represents the eastern portion of the Brazos Valley wants Texas' attorney general to give his opinion on eminent domain when it comes to a proposed high speed rail line that...

February 4,  2016 - TRA Newswire The Board of Directors of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP)  approved the Company's 2016 capital plan of approximately $3.75 billion, down about $550 million versus 2015. The plan includes $375 million to further implement Positive...

February 6, 2016 While we were disappointed with Texas Senator Konni Burton's comments in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram last week concerning the TEXRail project between downtown Fort Worth and DFW International Airport, we understand her frustration with the realities of transportation...

February 2, 2016 - NBCDFW.com Opponents of a plan to build a high-speed train between Dallas and Houston are gearing up for a legal fight. "Texans Against High-Speed Rail" announced a partnership with The Beckham Group, a Dallas law firm that will...

Expected to meet deadline include UP, BNSF and KCS February 3, 2016 - CBSLocal.com WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Three of the biggest freight railroads operating in the U.S., including one in North Texas, have told the government they won’t meet a 2018 deadline...

Project Connect is returning to Central Austin January 28, 2016 - AustinMonitor.com The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority board of directors approved on Monday a contract with the engineering firm AECOM to guide a new study of transportation in the urban core dubbed...

“The traditional strategy of adding capacity … exacerbates urban congestion problems.” February 1, 2016 - Eric Jaffe - CityLab.com Count new Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner among the growing crowd of local transportation officials wary of road-expansion as a solution to traffic problems....