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As land acquisitions roll in, construction likely near for high-speed rail in Texas

June 21st, 2018
June 20, 2018 - communityimpact.com - Despite some public criticism—and even doubt if the project will come to pass—the proposed high-speed rail project between Houston and Dallas is on the fast track to becoming a reality, according to an official with...

Final Phases of Southwest Gulf Railroad Medina Line Begin

June 21st, 2018
June 19, 2018 - constructionequipmentguide.com - “Historical” is one way to describe a 9-mi. Southwest Gulf Railroad Medina Line track and facilities project now under construction near Dunlay, Texas, west of San Antonio. Short line railroads, which initially delivered both goods and passengers, were...

Work progressing on Union Pacific's $550M Brazos Rail Yard

June 21st, 2018
June 20, 2018 - constructionequipmentguide.com - With an expected cost of more than half a billion dollars, Union Pacific Railroad's latest construction project is one for the record books. Work on Brazos Yard in Robertson County, Texas, began in January on...

RailWorks Houston hosts Rep. Weber for tour and rail policy talks

June 21st, 2018
June 20, 2018 - RT&S.com - U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX) visited RailWorks Track Systems and other transportation stakeholders June 18 for a tour if the company’s facility and transportation policy discussion. The event was held at RailWorks Track Systems’ Deer Park...

Louisiana planning for Baton Rouge-New Orleans passenger rail service

June 16th, 2018
June 15, 2018 - businessreport.com - Plans for two Baton Rouge rail stations to be unveiled Tuesday. While officials still haven’t determined how to pay for the proposed passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, they have a general idea...

Signatures submitted to Congressional representatives to save Amtrak job at Marshall

June 13th, 2018
June 13, 2018 - Marshall News-Messenger - More than 500 signatures were put in the hands of representatives, representing federal and state elected officials, Monday, in efforts to help save the job of Marshall Amtrak station’s customer service representative/ticketing agent. The job...

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,...

Shameful! Dallas Union Station pulls the welcome mat for passengers and for parking

June 9th, 2018
June 9, 2018 - TRA Exclusive - Rail passengers are denied access to Dallas Union Station after 5:30pm, according to a posted sign on the doors of the historic landmark. The station, owned by the city of Dallas and bound by...

Will Texas Central get the ultra-modern Alfa-X bullet train being developed?

June 9th, 2018
June 8, 2018 - asahi.com - Next Shinkansen will not only be faster, safer, but save on power Japan’s rail operators are on track to developing the next-generation Shinkansen that aim to break speed records, improve safety and are more energy efficient. East...

KCS to transport diesel fuel to Mexico from new Corpus Christi terminal

June 9th, 2018
June 5, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Rangeland Energy III, LLC(“Rangeland”) has announced that operations commenced at its South Texas Energy Products System STEPS terminal in Corpus Christi on Monday, June 4. Rangeland also announced that in June the company will begin loading diesel...

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