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Denver-based rail firm acquires Gulf region KCS and UP-served terminals
August 6th, 2020
August 6, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Denver-based Alpenglow Rail, specializing in operating and growing rail businesses, has acquired two major Texas and Louisiana rail facilities from USA Rail Terminals. The terminals, under the USA Rail banner, are owned by Jim...
Have your say about rail: Virtual Public Hearing - Texas Transportation Plan 2050 (TTP 2050)
August 5th, 2020
August 5, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will host a virtual public hearing 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 11, 2020 to present the Draft Texas Transportation Plan (TTP) 2050 and solicit public comments. During the virtual public hearing,...
Former Amtrak presidents: cutting Texas Eagle & other trains to tri-weekly didn't work before
August 3rd, 2020
August 3, 2020 - Trains Magazine - Bob Johnston -
Deja vu: Amtrak service to be cut from daily to 3x weekly October 1
1995 plan that cut trains to "save money" didn't work
Expected "savings" did not offset costs
Any...
KCS gets Presidential permit to built 2nd rail bridge at Laredo
August 3rd, 2020
August 3, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
In a record time of just five months, President Trump signed off on a presidential permit for a second international rail bridge to cross the Rio Grande at Laredo. The president announced approval of...
Could the new Tesla Austin Gigafactory be served by rail?
July 29th, 2020
July 29, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Construction at Elon Musk's Tesla Gigafactory, just outside of Austin, is progressing along with some of the land being cleared for the 2,000 acre site.
Even their massive German Tesla property pales in comparison when...
Austin's Project Connect plan moves one step closer to November ballot
July 28th, 2020
July 27, 2020 - KVUE.com -
The future of Austin's mass transit system could soon be in the voters' hands, as the Austin City Council voted unanimously Monday in favor of a funding plan that puts Project Connect one step closer to the...
DART rail adds over $10 billion in development near rail stations
July 27th, 2020
July 23, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
A new study looking at construction near Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail stations shows just how productive and important it is to the overall North Texas economy, generating billions of dollars in...
Union Pacific busy redesigning its Houston operations
July 26th, 2020
July 24, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Houston and Chicago are two of the major markets that Union Pacific Railroad is concentrating on to make its operations more efficient, according to UP President and CEO Lance Fritz during a 2nd quarter...
Cap Metro proposes $3 billion in cuts to mass transit plan due to Coronavirus
July 23rd, 2020
July 23, 2020 - MassTransitMag.com -
Austin Capital Metro is proposing to scale back an ambitious $10 billion transit plan because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic and the economic upheaval it has wrought.
Officials at the transit authority are now pushing...
Coronavirus gives Union Pacific's 2nd quarter earnings a chill
July 23rd, 2020
July 23, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Union Pacific Railroad's second quarter took a 20 percent hit in volume as the Coronavirus slowed down economic activity across its operations. Income slipped from $1.6 billion last year to $1.1 billion in this...