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...

February 20, 2019 - TRA Newswire - BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced that its 2019 capital expenditure and maintenance program in Texas will be approximately $405 million. More than half of this year’s capital plan in the Lone Star State...

February 14, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - BNSF Railway Co. will spend $3.57 billion on capital expenditures this year, up from $3.4 billion in 2018, the Class I announced yesterday. This year's plan will continue to emphasize maintenance and expansion of the network "with...

February 12, 2019 - leoncountytoday.com - Editors note; The Buffalo Press does not necessarily agree or disagree with the statements in this article, but we think that our readers need to be aware of what is being said. The case referred...

February 12, 2019 - communityimpact.com - The Cotton Belt passenger rail line will feature a two-way double track that will not only improve efficiency but also add more than $100 million to the project’s price tag. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit board...

February 12, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Panhandle Northern Railroad has been approved for a grant valued up to $2.164 million to install new ballast and ties on the 31 mile line which connects to a BNSF Railway Co. mainline, to...

February 12, 2019 - TRA Newswire - The opponents of a planned high-speed rail project that would connect Dallas and Houston in 90 minutes found a sympathetic rural county judge who decided that the railroad is not a railroad and that...

February 6, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates is now tracking numerous bills filed again this session by a few rural legislators that are intent on stopping a private-investor group from linking Dallas and Houston by high-speed rail. The list...

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...

February 5, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific has installed Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment on 100 percent of required route miles and implemented on all required passenger train routes. Implementation efforts continue to ensure PTC interoperability with other freight and passenger...