January 1, 2017 - Politico - In the Donald Trump era, even red-state Republicans are cheering Amtrak's efforts to restart the Gulf Coast passenger train line that Hurricane Katrina wiped out. MOBILE, Ala. — A decade after Hurricane Katrina wiped out a...

December 23, 2016 - Houston Chronicle - Dug Begley - Houston-area officials, and especially drivers, have known for years the region's roads are strained and congested, but a panel earlier this month with the county judges of the area's largest suburban...

December 27, 2016 - Texas Tribune - Brandon Formby - Legislators may look at a high-speed rail developer's ability to use eminent domain for a Dallas-Houston bullet train. The cost of toll roads, the toll of urban congestion, ride-hailing battles and...

December 29, 2016 - Las Cruces Sun-News  - A large-scale railway study in the works could lead to the eventual relocation of BNSF Railway tracks in southern Doña Ana County. The options are being considered in conjunction with a bigger-picture proposal to relocate...

December 23, 2016 - TRA Newswire / plasticsnews.com Plastic resin is a booming business along the Texas Gulf Coast and in the DFW metroplex and both BNSF and Union Pacific are working with shippers to expand service. You can add Plantgistix to...

December 22, 2016 - foxsanantonio.com A new alliance that aims to tackle transportation issues along Interstate 35 between San Antonio and Austin is strengthening plans for a passenger rail along the sprawling corridor. The partnership brings together the three entities that control...

December 20, 2016 - NOLA.com - The Federal Railroad Administration has allocated about $2.5 million for 11 passenger rail stations on potential routes east and west of New Orleans. The move brings New Orleans one step closer to passenger train service...

December 20, 2016 - TRA Newswire - Texas Central Railway will go to trial July 3 in Harris County, seeking a permanent ruling to conduct land surveys for the Dallas to Houston bullet train project. A Houston area property owner claimed that Texas Central...

December 2, 2016 - Wall Street Journal - Too Many Railcars, Too Little Freight Rail equipment sits idle as commodities slump, changes in energy market cut into demand Light traffic on North American railroads has sidetracked the railcar market. Railcar manufacturers, financiers and equipment-leasing...

December 16, 2016 - TRA Newswire - Raven Petroleum has plans to build a $500 million oil refinery in South Texas to process Eagle Shale oil and to sell it in Mexico, Kallanish Energy reports. The proposed facility, east of Laredo in Duval...