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Fort Worth-based Rio Grande Pacific joins partnership in new 85 mile Utah rail line

December 17th, 2021
November 17, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Fort Worth-based Rio Grande Pacific Corporation (RGP) will be part of a public-private partnership to build and operate a new 85 mile long rail line in Utah to benefit the Ute Indian Tribe. The Surface...

Gov. Abbott asks state agencies to ‘carefully assess implications’ from fed Infrastructure Act funds

December 15th, 2021
December 14, 2021 - KXAN.com - Gov. Greg Abbott urged state agencies to think twice before accepting funds from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, in a letter sent out Tuesday morning. As the federal government begins allocating funding to state and...

Infrastructure package could help Texas railroads

December 11th, 2021
December 11, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Class 1 and short line railroads in Texas could be the beneficiaries of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) signed into law in November. The key word is could be. While the...

Canadian Pacific commits to passenger train service Baton Rouge-New Orleans; talks of Dallas-Meridian MS

December 9th, 2021
Updated December 10, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Canadian Pacific Railway announced that the railway is committed to establishing passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The announcement was made by James Clements, Senior VP of Strategic Planning and...

Union Pacific aims for 2050 net zero target on greenhouse gases

December 7th, 2021
December 7, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific Railroad published its first comprehensive climate action plan this week. It outlines its commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. "As the world takes action to address climate change,...

Infrastructure act could mean more help for Texas grade crossing safety

December 6th, 2021
December 6, 2021 - TRA Newswire - The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) signed by President Biden could mean that more Texas grade crossings could get some federal love. A new dedicated grant program, part of the $1.2 billion IIJA,...

Feds say review of CP-KCS acquisition can proceed

November 25th, 2021
November 24, 2021 - TRA Newswire - The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has given the nod to hear the application for Canadian Pacific's (CP) acquisition of Kansas City Southern (KCS) railroad after objections from other Class 1 railroads were rejected. The...

Mexico confirms plans for Monterrey-San Antonio high-speed train

November 25th, 2021
November 24, 2021 - BNAmericans.com - Mexican officials confirmed plans for a 400km high-speed train between Nuevo León state capital Monterrey and San Antonio in Texas. The idea emerged in the 1990s already, when the US, Mexico, and Canada signed the first...

Polar Express rolls again this year in Galveston, East Texas

November 25th, 2021
November 25, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Experience a Christmas from the movies and ride the Polar Express at the Galveston Railroad Museum on the island and at the Texas State Railroad in Palestine this season. Galveston Railroad Museum Polar Express In Galveston...

McAllen EDC: build rail line inside of I-69 in S. Texas

November 25th, 2021
November 24, 2021 - RioGrandeGuardian.com - When acquiring right of way for the I-69 Connector, enough land should be purchased to build a rail line inside the two lanes of highway. This is the view of Keith Patridge, president of the McAllen...

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