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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...

DART’s downtown rail decisions will affect Dallas for generations to come

October 8th, 2016
October 7, 2016 - Dallas Morning News - Steve Brown - Last week I stood in the terminal at Love Field and watched a DART train zip by. It didn't stop — can't stop. There's no station. That has to be one of the...

Will High-Speed Rail Development In Texas Benefit California?

September 25th, 2016
September 24, 2016 - CleanTechnica.com The planned 240-mile Texas Central high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston seems to be coming along well, with it looking increasingly likely that Texas will be the first in North America to become home to...

3 North TX mayors: We need new DART line downtown and in N suburbs

September 23rd, 2016
September 22, 2016 - Dallas Morning News - By Todd Meier, Harry LaRosiliere and Paul Voelker - The original vision for a regional transportation system, when the Dallas Area Rapid Transit was first conceived, was a collaborative plan that would benefit 13...

Does Governor Greg Abbott Even Have A Clue How Transportation Works?

September 21st, 2016
September 20, 2016 - SAcurrent.com - Steve Jansen - Even if Greg Abbott thinks that bullet trains in Texas are a complete waste of dough, it might be wise, in the future, to not actually say that out loud. Because when...

Why North Texas needs the Cotton Belt commuter train line

September 15th, 2016
September 13, 2016 - Dallas Morning News - Lee M. Kleinman - Dallas City Council - The Cotton Belt is good for Dallas. The proposed east-west commuter line that would connect Dallas, Richardson and Plano with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and, ultimately,...

Bye Bye Joe; Welcome to Amtrak, Wick

September 5th, 2016
September 1, 2016 - Commentary by Russ Jackson - Here it is the first of September, 2016, and a new Amtrak era begins at the top of the ladder.  Wick Moorman, 64, until last year the CEO of the Norfolk Southern Railway...

How private enterprise drives the trains in Texas

August 28th, 2016
August 25, 2016 - Washington Times -  ANALYSIS/OPINION: Tim Keith: Texans are turning the tables on how to pay for nationally critical infrastructure projects, leading the way with a high-speed train project that relies on the expertise of private entrepreneurs instead of government...

Should the Texas Railroad Commission get a new name?

August 20th, 2016
August 19, 2016 - Austin American-Statesman Alarmed by a faulty railroad crossing signal in your neighborhood? Aggravated by loud, late-night honking as a freight train trundles through your community? Don’t bother calling the Texas Railroad Commission for help. Once upon a time — at...

I-35 High-speed rail project could put local, state economies into top gear

August 17th, 2016
Jessica Attas - Board of Contributors - WacoTrib.com If you’ve been in Central Texas long, you’ve likely realized the importance of Interstate 35 to our region, making possible that quick trip up to Dallas or down to Austin. In actuality, I-35 extends...

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