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Trinity Railway Express fast-tracking technology upgrades to beat Dec. 31 deadline
October 14th, 2018
October 12, 2018 - Dallas Morning News -
The Trinity Railway Express will not make the Dec. 31 federal deadline for safety upgrades, but its recent progress is likely enough to merit an extension.
Shannon Stevenson, program manager for the North Central Texas Council...
How high-speed rail could finally give Dallas the glorious Union Station we deserve
October 14th, 2018
October 13, 2018 - Dallas Morning News - Robert Wilonsky, Columnist -
Thank God. We're finally going to talk about Union Station.
I've already spent more than a year talking about it. Complaining, really. Because in 2017, I saw Denver's Union Station...
Feds award Texas $10 million to shore up two Gulf Coast ports
October 14th, 2018
Ocotber 12, 2018 - ProgressiveRailroading.com
The U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $10 million in grants to Texas to improve critical port infrastructure to support business development and disaster resiliency following Hurricane Harvey.
The projects are expected to create and retain...
Texas Central names global railway company Renfe as its high-speed train operating partner
October 10th, 2018
October 10, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Spanish company brings more than 25 years of experience in operating high-speed trains in Europe and other countries
Renfe-operated trains cover 7,500 miles of track, from local commuter routes to high-speed national and...
Advocates get a win: Southwest Chief / Texas Eagle will not have a "bustitution"
October 4th, 2018
October 4, 2018 - RailPassengers.org / TRA Newswire -
Amtrak provided its clearest statement yet that train service will continue on Positive Train Control-exempt routes in 2019, contradicting earlier reports that the Amtrak Board was requiring PTC on lines that would...
Texas Central's new milestone: announces civil contractor for below-the-rail construction
October 4th, 2018
October 4, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Salini Impregilo brings global experience, having built more than 4,000 miles of railway infrastructure, and will lead civil construction consortium
Selection of multinational civil engineering contractors strengthens civil construction group for Texas line
Announcement...
Feds give Texas $26M for buses - Rail still $0
September 25th, 2018
September 25, 2018 - TRA Comment -
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced that the Federal Transit Administration will award $366 million in grants to improve the safety and reliability of America’s bus systems and enhance mobility for transit riders....
So no one can build private passenger rail services? Think again
September 19th, 2018
September 19, 2018 - TRA Comment -
Here's the story from the Dallas Morning News this week:
A competitor of the company trying to build a Dallas-to-Houston bullet-train connection has blasted the notion that a high-speed rail line can be built without public money. "The whole...
Houston Mayor says more Amtrak service needed
September 18th, 2018
September 18, 2018 - Exclusive to TRA -
In a letter to Amtrak President Richard Anderson, the Mayor of Houston said he supports increased service of the now tri-weekly Sunset Limited train that stops in the city.
Mayor Sylvester Turner indicated he...
Union Pacific Announces Unified Plan 2020 - a new point-to-point network
September 18th, 2018
September 17, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Union Pacific today announced its Unified Plan 2020, a new operating plan that implements Precision Scheduled Railroading principles. Unified Plan 2020 will launch Oct. 1 and will be rolled out in phases across the entire Union Pacific rail network.
The...