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Newspaper: Passenger rail could be a boon for Oklahoma

July 30th, 2017
July 29, 2017 - TahlequahDailyPress.com - State Reps. Monroe Nichols and Forrest Bennett are on the right side of history - and they're on the side of Oklahomans who believe restoration of a robust passenger rail service could be a boon...

TRA board member Paul Mangelsdorf passed away

July 29th, 2017
Updated August 3, 2017 - TRA Newswire  - Funeral was held today for Paul Mangelsdorf, one of the founding members of Texas Rail Advocates who passed away July 28 while in hospice at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.  Paul had surgery July...

Oklahoma to hold hearing on long sought Tulsa-OKC rail link

July 27th, 2017
July 27, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Two Oklahoma State Representatives will co-host a hearing on September 6 at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City to discuss re-starting passenger rail service between OKC and Tulsa. The hearing will be held September 6,...

Kansas City Southern revenue & income up in 2Q

July 22nd, 2017
July 21, 2017 - RailwayAge.com - Kansas City Southern reported record second quarter 2017 revenues of $656 million, up 15% on-year, as carloads increased 6%. The Kansas City, Mo.-based company said operating income increased 9% to $239 million, a historic quarterly record....

Coal & industrial products push Union Pacific 2Q profits higher

July 21st, 2017
July 19, 2017 - mysanantonio.com - NEW YORK (AP) — Union Pacific Corp. reported a boost in second-quarter profit on Thursday as coal and industrial product shipments pushed revenue higher. The railroad operator saw healthy gains in coal shipments despite a steady slide...

Report to Congress recommends Gulf Coast Amtrak service

July 21st, 2017
July 19, 2017 - wtxl.com - A federal panel submitted a report to Congress this week recommending passenger rail service return to the Gulf Coast. The Big Bend has been without it for more than a decade. The Gulf Coast Working Group...

George H.W. Bush says he's ready to ride Texas' proposed high-speed rail

July 21st, 2017
July 19, 2017 - TheEagle.com - Even if it isn't finished until he's 99, former president George H.W. Bush says he wants to ride the proposed high-speed rail train from Houston to Dallas. According to a report in the Altoona Mirror, Bush's bucket...

Union Pacific improves railroad crossing safety, accidents down

July 21st, 2017
July 21, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific's rail safety programs helped improve public safety and contributed to a 5 percent decline in vehicle–train collisions at railroad crossings in the first half of 2017, compared to last year. Union Pacific...

How to pay for Texas' $12 billion bullet train without asking the state for money

July 9th, 2017
Jill Cowan - Economy Writer for Dallas Morning News - Texas Central Partners has repeated its promise time and time again. It will connect Dallas and Houston in 90 minutes with the nation’s first high-speed rail line. And it will get the...

Texas port contracts Primoris to complete rail project at Freeport

July 9th, 2017
July 7, 2017 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - Port Freeport has awarded a more than $21 million contract to Primoris Heavy Civil to build rail infrastructure at the southeastern Texas port. Part of Primoris Services Corp., Primoris Heavy Civil will construct a rail spur and yard...

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