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A tale of two cities: railroads address congestion in Chicago, Houston

May 18th, 2019
May 16, 2019 - freightwaves.com - Rail congestion in regions such as Chicago and Houston may have eased for now, but the railroads will still need to find ways to increase capacity at those busy city locations as the U.S. population...

New travel study shows increased demand, ridership for Texas’ high-speed trains

April 8th, 2019
April 8, 2019 - TRA Newswire - More than 6 million passengers are expected to use the train annually by 2029, more than 13 million passengers expected by 2050 Train will save 60 to 90 minutes per trip between Houston...

Houston's Richmond rail ban removed from federal spending bill signed by Trump

February 20th, 2019
February 15, 2019 - Houston Chronicle - There are no plans to build light rail on Richmond, but for the first time in a long time there is nothing stopping Metro from asking for federal funds to help pay for it. The federal...

Houston orders 14 light rail vehicles to meet future ridership needs

February 6th, 2019
February 5, 2019 - masstransitmag.com - Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract from the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County for 14 light rail vehicles that will operate in Houston, Texas. This marks Houston METRO’s third order for Siemens Mobility...

Virgin steers talk of high-speed trains between San Antonio, Houston, and Austin

February 6th, 2019
February 1, 2019 - sanantonio.culturemap.com - You’ve likely heard of the proposed high-speed “bullet” train that would connect Dallas and Houston, as well as the proposed transportation-in-a-tube concept that would link San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Laredo. Now, another possible alternative to planes, Amtrak trains,...

San Antonio joins chorus for daily cross-country Sunset Limited rail service

December 22nd, 2018
December 22, 2018 - TRA Newswire - The San Antonio city council has joined a list of cities across the southern tier states supporting a call for daily service by Amtrak's Sunset Limited, which now only runs tri-weekly through Texas and...

Texas Central trailblazing privately funded HSR

December 8th, 2018
December 7, 2018 - RailwayAge.com - Despite producing more than one-third of U.S. crude oil output, urbanization, rapid economic growth and congestion mean Texans could be getting out of their cars and on to high-speed trains much sooner than most other...

Things to know about Houston-Dallas high-speed bullet train beginning construction in 2019

December 1st, 2018
November 28, 2018 - Houston Chronicle - Hold onto your seats. Construction on the new high-speed bullet train connecting Houston and Dallas will finally begin in late 2019, according to WFAA in Dallas. The Houston-Dallas line, the United States' first bullet train, will...

Texas Central high-speed train named among top North American infrastructure projects

November 1st, 2018
November 1, 2018 - TRA Newswire - CG/LA report calls Texas train a ‘game changer’ that will create jobs and advance public and business interests Train among four other North Texas projects recognized for their “strategic value” and technological innovations The...

Houston Mayor says more Amtrak service needed

September 18th, 2018
September 18, 2018 - Exclusive to TRA - In a letter to Amtrak President Richard Anderson, the Mayor of Houston said he supports increased service of the now tri-weekly Sunset Limited train that stops in the city. Mayor Sylvester Turner indicated he...

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