News


Search (Reset)
Filters
45 Posts Found tagged with "Texas"

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,...

Kansans optimistic on passenger rail to Oklahoma, Texas

February 6th, 2019
January 28, 2019 - ksn.com - Wichita, Kansas (KSNW) - You can get on a train in Newton and head to Los Angeles or Chicago, but Wichita has not had Amtrak trains stopping in town since the 1970s – but that could soon...

Virgin Trains is coming to the U.S. and eyeing potential rail corridors including Texas

November 22nd, 2018
November 21, 2018 - TRA Newswire / Rail Passengers Association - Brightline and Virgin Group will form a strategic partnership in an effort to continue to grow privately funded intercity passenger rail. The partnership will allow Brightline to leverage Virgin's industry-leading expertise...

TxDOT to hold public meeting in Austin December 11 on Texas Rail Plan

November 6th, 2018
November 6, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Stakeholders comment on rail needs in Texas Public meeting will update state Rail Plan   The Texas Department of Transportation intends to host a public meeting on Tuesday, December 11 in Austin to present a broad outline...

Texas freight rail lines are in good shape. Highways, not so much

June 9th, 2018
June 6, 2018 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - By Carlton Schwab - Despite what some people may believe, it is not just a surging oil and gas industry that gave Texas the fastest growing economy in the United States in 2017. Thriving technology, manufacturing,...

Texas and Arkansas transportation infrastructure receives $577 million boost from Union Pacific

March 15th, 2018
March 15, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Texas's transportation infrastructure will receive a $450 million boost from Union Pacific Railroad in 2018. According to a news release, the company's planned private investment will enhance safety, operating efficiency and support customer service. This...

Florida's Brightline rail service starts: eyeing Texas corridor next?

January 15th, 2018
January 13, 2017 - TCPalm.com - Even as South Florida service gets underway Saturday, officials are exploring other parts of the country, such as Georgia, North Carolina and Texas, said Wes Edens, co-founder of Fortress Investment Group, Brightline's parent company "Our vision...

FRA Releases Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study Service Level Report

November 7th, 2017
November 7, 2017 - TRA Newswire -   Three-segment, 850-mile corridor would provide passenger rail service Northern Section – Edmond, OK to Dallas and Fort Worth, TX: Additional Amtrak-type service is the Preferred Alternative. Central Section – Dallas and Fort Worth to San...

Texas, Railroad Successes Linked

August 3rd, 2017
TRA Opinion - We Texans have a lot of pride and for good reason. We have great sports teams, great universities, an actively growing population and the second largest economy in the U.S. Even with the energy industry in a bit of...

Railroad company stresses importance of train safety awareness

July 9th, 2017
July 9, 2017 - ValleyCentral.com - According to the Federal Railroad Administration, Texas led the country in 2016 with more than 230 highway rail grade collisions. 22 of those collisions resulted in death. "If you’re in a vehicle and you’re stopped on...

  • Page 3 of 5