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Boondoggle: A Texas-Sized mess of a highway plan for Houston
June 24th, 2019
June 17, 2019 - Opinion - Gideon Weissman and Matthew Casale -
Houston expands a highway through its center, for a staggering $7 billion
In this year’s installment of its annual “Highway Boondoggles” report, Gideon Weissman of Frontier Group and Matthew Casale of U.S....
Heartland Flyer at 20: celebration that brings two states together
June 24th, 2019
June 12, 2019 - TRA Newswire / The Oklahoman -
Katie Moore, who as an 11 year old back in 1999, picked the winning name for the train that serves Texas and Oklahoma every day, accepts a "golden ticket" and a...
Could an old rail line be a solution to connecting South Austin to the airport?
June 24th, 2019
June 11, 2019 - KVUE.com -
Transportation leaders reached an agreement with the City of Austin on the "Bergstrom Spur" study.
Transportation leaders have approved thousands of dollars for a study on the usability of a rail line in South Austin.
The “Bergstrom...
Texas snags a measly $6M in FRA CRISI grants out of $326M available
June 12th, 2019
June 12, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
Good news for Port Freeport's rail expansion plans but a ho-hum to the Texas transportation agency for their lack of effort in applying for federal rail grants that could benefit potential freight or passenger...
Short-line tax credit couldn't get traction in TX lege but advances in DC
June 12th, 2019
June 12, 2019 - TRA Newswire/ProgressiveRailroading.com -
A bill that would make the 45G short-line tax credit permanent has received support from a majority of U.S. House members, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) announced. A bill in this...
Japan's 'supreme' bullet train aims to impress Texas with speed
June 11th, 2019
June 8, 2019 - asia.nikkei.com -
TOKYO -- Central Japan Railway, also known as JR Tokai, on Thursday granted journalists their first test ride of the company's newest shinkansenbullet train, which clocked in at speeds topping 360 km per hour, breaking the...
Within 24 months: passenger rail service returning to Gulf Coast
June 8th, 2019
June 7, 2019 - al.com -
By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com
Amtrak is expected to return to the Gulf Coast within 24 months, linking a new passenger rail between New Orleans and Mobile.
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., announced Friday the awarding of a $33...
Come out and celebrate 20 years of the Heartland Flyer on June 14
June 5th, 2019
Updated June 11, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
A crowd is expected at Fort Worth, Oklahoma City and points in-between on Friday, June 14 to celebrate 20 years of passenger rail service on the Heartland Flyer route between the two states....
Supreme Court will not hear AAR's argument on Amtrak metrics, standards
June 5th, 2019
June 5, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the Association of American Railroads' (AAR) challenge to a federal statute that allowed Amtrak to help set Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) performance and scheduling standards on the nation's railroads.
The court denied...
Amtrak, freight railroads continue service suspensions due to flooding
June 4th, 2019
June 3, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
Severe weather, heavy rain and historic flooding conditions continue to affect freight and passenger railroads' operations in parts of the U.S. South, Central Plains and Midwest regions.
Amtrak announced late last week that it has cancelled its...