Texas Tribune TribTalk - October 5, 2015   The only time most Texans pay attention to railroads is when they are caught at a crossing waiting for a freight train to pass. But much of what we take for granted in our daily...

Safety rule threatens North Texas commuter, freight train service Brandon Formby -Dallas Morning News Transportation Writer - October 13, 2015 Thousands of North Texas commuters who take the TRE or Denton County’s A-train could find themselves on buses or looking for other...

Dallas one of top 20 cities where rail can put $10,000 back in your pocket. Washington, D.C. Public transportation gets you where you want to be both physically and fiscally. When you choose to ride public transit you make a decision...

William S. Lind and Glen D. Bottoms • AmericanConservative.com September 8, 2015   At root, conservatism is about preserving good things from the past and, where they have been lost, restoring them. Conservatives know that life in the past was in many ways...

Kendra Ablaza Laredo Morning Times  - September 26, 2015   Union Pacific plans to invest an estimated $90 million to expand operations at the company’s Port Laredo Intermodal Ramp in North Laredo. Brenda Mainwaring, vice president of public affairs for the Omaha-based freight railroad...

Slower version proposed between Dallas and Fort Worth New route includes extra stop south of airport Arlington, other cities will seek ways to fund it   BY GORDON DICKSON / FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM / SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 A proposed high-speed rail route cutting through Dallas-Fort...

  Only 34 projects (3%) would be slated for rail, and that equals 1% of total cost but freight rail impacts 17% of employment (Texas Freight Mobility Plan pie chart) Dug Begley - Houston Chronicle - September 24, 2015   Texas has thousands of...

ByBRANDON FORMBY bformby@dallasnews.com Transportation Writer 23 September 2015 Dallas Area Rapid Transit will seek federal approval for a second downtown light-rail route that the Dallas City Council and downtown residents support but that business and civic leaders worry will jeopardize funding. Yet the route...

Meridian Star - September 20, 2015 By Jeff Byrd jbyrd@themeridianstar.com In his role as chairman of Transportation for America, former Meridian Mayor John Robert Smith feels he can help promote economic growth for Meridian and east Mississippi. One way to that end is...

By Ben Wear - American-Statesman Staff - September 20, 2015  Amtrak’s Texas Eagle was 80 minutes late pulling into the Austin station Friday morning. Of course. According to Amtrak, its trains have come in to Austin on time just 30.9 percent of...