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FRA wants public comment on Texas Central's safety regs
May 5th, 2020
May 4, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Today through Wednesday, the Federal Railroad Administration is conducting public hearings by phone on the proposed safety and operating standards for Texas Central Railway.
You can have your say about the FRA's “Notice of Particular...
TX State Rep Toth tries to put brakes on high speed rail
May 3rd, 2020
May 2, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
A desperate Texas State Representative, Steve Toth (R-Conroe), doesn't want the Texas Department of Transportation to spend any time overseeing a high-speed rail project between Dallas and Houston. Toth sent a letter to Texas...
Gulf Coast gets $5.4 million for new Amtrak passenger trains from New Orleans to Mobile
May 3rd, 2020
May 2, 2020 - SunHerald.com -
More money has been awarded to restoring a passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile, Mississippi’s U.S. congressmen announced Friday.
A $5.45 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to the Southern Rail Commission will...
Waiting their turn for the scrapper
April 30th, 2020
April 30, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Looking for a locomotive? BNSF Railway has a railyard full of them lined up, stored row after row in Galveston.
However, TRA understands that the dozens and dozens of well-worn road engines north of Harborside...
FRA accepting applications for $311 million CRISI rail grants. Will Texas apply?
April 20th, 2020
April 20, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
The $311 million dollar question. Will the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) be applying for any rail project grants under the latest Federal Railroad Administration's notice of funding opportunity for capital projects? The most...
UP & BNSF rail volumes down double digits in March due to COVID-19
April 13th, 2020
April 13, 2020 - PFLPetroleum Report -
North American rail volumes declined 8.0% year over year in March compared to the 6.6% year over year decrease in February. March’s volumes were -11.7% compared to -8.4% in February. Volumes were negatively impacted by...
Carrollton has big plans for "centerpiece" DART light rail development
April 8th, 2020
April 8, 2020 - FocusDailyNews.com -
Carrollton City Council unanimously approved an agreement for a 125,000-square foot, six-story Class A office structure to serve as the marquee building within new Trinity Mills Station urban development.
The City of Carrollton, Dallas Area Rapid...
Desperate Texas lawmakers try to shut down Dallas-Houston high speed rail project, again
April 8th, 2020
Updated April 11, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
A group of rural Texas state lawmakers are desperate to shut down construction of the state's first privately-financed high speed rail project as the days roll toward approval of the line between Dallas...
Show your support: FRA comment period still open for Texas Central high-speed rule making
April 2nd, 2020
April 2, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
You still have time to send the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) a comment that favors the safety standards the agency is proposing for Texas Central's high speed rail line between Dallas and Houston.
On March...
Rail groups pleased with coronavirus rescue package
March 29th, 2020
March 27, 2020 - freightwaves.com -
The Association of American Railroads (AAR), the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) said they are pleased that Congress and President Donald Trump...