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Federal Court Acts to Protect Rail Passengers - Could Benefit Texas Trains
July 24th, 2018
July 20, 2018 - RailPassengers.org & TRA Newswire -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled today in favor of passenger rail service by allowing Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to set their own standards for measuring passenger...
Trinity Metro names two rail division VPs
July 24th, 2018
July 19, 2018 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
Trinity Metro in Fort Worth, Texas, has hired Mike Stolzman as vice president and chief operating officer of rail.
He has more than 20 years of railroad experience. In 1995, he joined the Chicago and Northwestern Railway...
Hey TxDOT? Are you interested in federal CRISI funding for rail projects?
July 24th, 2018
July 24, 2018 - TRA Commentary -
The Texas Department of Transportation only has until September 17 to file for a federal grant in the latest round of the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued their notice of...
UP reports 29 percent growth in Q2 net income while KCS sets record of its own
July 24th, 2018
July 24, 2018 - TRA Newswire & ProgressiveRailroading.com -
Second Quarter Results for Union Pacific
Diluted earnings per share of $1.98 increased 37 percent
Operating income totaled $2.1 billion, up 5 percent
Operating ratio of 63.0 percent, up 1.1 points
"Looking to...
Texas cities want millennials living downtown. So why does the state keep building highways to the suburbs?
June 29th, 2018
June 26, 2018 - Texas Tribune - by Brandon Formby -
Less than 1 percent of TXDOT's budget is earmarked for public transit
As young, educated professionals push away old ideas about how to move around Texas cities, transportation planners’...
Alabama Gov turns thumbs down on Gulf Coast passenger rail restoration
June 22nd, 2018
June 21, 2018 - al.com -
Governor goes against recommendation of her Southern Rail Commission appointees
Cities more needs for highways and port even though airport authority likes idea
In a setback for supporters hoping to see passenger rail service return...
Kansas City Southern to acquire 50 GE locomotives
June 21st, 2018
June 21, 2018 - progressiverailroading.com -
Kansas City Southern will acquire 50 new locomotives from GE Transportation for the railroad's subsidiaries in the United States and Mexico, the companies announced today.
The first units are expected to be delivered in early 2019. The agreement includes...
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...