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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

June 7, 2018 - ttnews.com - In Texas, Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Planning Organization officials expect to present the draft version of a regional freight corridor plan later this summer. These efforts to map and outline the major freight networks across Texoma come as...

June 8, 2018 - TRA commentary - The executives at Amtrak have been on a tear to de-staff stations, primarily in the Midwest and West, without regard to the consequences of their actions that affect purchasing tickets or checking baggage and...

June 8, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Three Congressional delegations that have supported the program to stabilize and improve the Southwest Chief route in CO, KS and NM have fired off an angry letter to Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson demanding to...