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UP: Self-financed freight rail will still enjoy infrastructure law benefits

January 7th, 2022
January 4, 2022 - Union Pacific Insights - By Andrew Brady, General Director/External Affairs - In a time when it seems like Washington can’t get even the smallest things done, one big win in 2021 for Union Pacific was the passage of...

Orange Rail has a new owner in Texas petrochemical district

January 7th, 2022
January 7, 2022 - TRA Newswire - Alpenglow Rail (Alpenglow), a Denver-based firm specializing in investing in, operating and growing rail businesses has announced the acquisition of Orange Rail Inc. (Orange Rail) from LJA Investments based in Houston, Texas. Orange Rail is...

Amtrak & Canadian Pacific pledge support for Texas route expansion

January 7th, 2022
January 7, 2022 - TRA Newswire - A long-sought extension of direct passenger service between Dallas and the East Coast got a shot in the arm as Amtrak and Canadian Pacific Railway announced an agreement with Amtrak supporting the proposed combination...

Denton County Transpo agency snags three regional leaders

December 29th, 2021
December 29, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Three names in North Texas transportation have switched from BNSF Railway, DART and the North Central Texas Council of Governments and joined Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA). The transit agency serves one of the...

Ribbon cutting at new Corpus Christi area Savage Gulf Rail facility

December 28th, 2021
December 28, 2021 - TRA Newswire - The ribbon has been freshly cut and the massive rail yard in San Patricio County at the doorstep of Corpus Christi is open for business. The ribbon-cutting we are referring to is at the...

TRE at 25 years: where its been, where it's at now

December 27th, 2021
December 27, 2021 - TRA Newswire - On December 30, the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will celebrate 25 years of providing regional rail service across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The TRE has a chance for you to win free rides as part...

Texas AG Ken Paxton's office now inserts into Texas Central high-speed rail lawsuit

December 21st, 2021
December 21, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Deja vu. It's back to the Texas Supreme Court for Texas Central Railway as Attorney General Ken Paxton's office has now inserted itself into a lawsuit claiming that the railroad is not a railroad...

Opinion: Brady, Ellzey and McCaul don't understand why Texas needs high-speed rail

December 21st, 2021
December 21, 2021 - Robert J Leilich - Editor's note: to put this in context, Congressmen Kevin Brady (TX-08), Jake Ellzey (TX-06) and Michael McCaul (TX-10) sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg expressing their continuing opposition to Texas Central...

Texas will have to pony up 20% to take advantage of billions of fed rail $... or lose it

December 20th, 2021
December 20, 2021 - TRA Newswire - If you want to see Texas gets it's fair share in billions of Infrastructure Act dollars for rail projects, here are a couple of key dates to remember: May 14, 2022 - that's when...

Fort Worth-based American Track announces expansion

December 20th, 2021
December 20, 2021 - TRA Newswire - This Fort Worth based railroad company is on the grow. Thomas Lucario, Chief Executive Officer of American Track, announced "we are extremely excited as we move into our next stage of expansion into additional services...

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