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TRA Exec Director testifies against SB979 in Austin - singles out high speed rail vs. other modes

May 17th, 2017
May 17, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates Executive Director Chris Lippincott testified today before the House Land and Resource Management Committee against Senate Bill 979 which could put limits on future high speed railroad projects. The bill relates to the...

Breaking: House committee to hear bill Wednesday that's BAD for high speed rail

May 16th, 2017
May 16, 2017 - TRA Newswire - SENATE BILL 979 TO BE HEARD WEDNESDAY MORNING IN AUSTIN IN HOUSE LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. ROOM E2.026.   CALL YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE TO OPPOSE THIS JOB KILLING BILL. THAT IS BLATANTLY DISCRIMINATORY AGAINST A...

Rare mileage run for Amtrak fans in Texas through June 21

May 16th, 2017
May 16, 2017 - TRA Newswire - It's been over half a century since a regularly scheduled passenger train passed through Tyler, Texas but that is about to change, at least for about a month. Due to extensive track work on the...

Union Pacific chief says fix NAFTA, not scrap it

May 16th, 2017
May 16, 2017 - Trains Magazine - CHICAGO — Union Pacific Railroad’s chairman and chief executive said he is hopeful that the Trump Administration will do what’s best for America’s railroads if and when negotiations are held to rework the controversial...

Study: public investment around DART Rail moving North Texas

May 16th, 2017
May 16, 2017 - TRA Newswire - A new study looking at the economic impact of publicly funded projects near the light rail stations of Dallas Area Rapid Transit demonstrates what economists and private real estate developers have seen for nearly...

KCS Railway to spend $25M in capacity, maintenance & safety upgrades

May 16th, 2017
May 16, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today that its subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), is investing approximately $24.6 million in 2017 on construction and improvement projects on its Pittsburg, Heavener and Shreveport...

Dallas legislators support N TX to Houston bullet train

May 12th, 2017
May 8, 2017 - Dallas Morning News - Letters to the Editor - We support the proposed Texas Bullet Train that will connect North Texas, Houston and the Brazos Valley. Developed, built and operated without state or federal grants, this project...

On TV: TRA Exec Director counters arguments of NIMBYs trying to kill high speed rail

May 12th, 2017
May 12, 2017 - KBTX.com - The battle over high-speed rail through the Brazos Valley has been raging for years now, and it continues in courtrooms and the state capitol. As Texans await legislative action, First News at Four invited representatives from...

BCS Chamber of Commerce advocates for high-speed rail through Brazos Valley

May 12th, 2017
May 12, 2017 -  WASHINGTON, D.C. (KBTX) - All week long, Bryan/College Station representatives are visiting the nation's capitol to talk to lawmakers about issues residents care about. One of the hot button topics, local transportation issues, came up Tuesday. "Successful...

Union Pacific Corporation declares second quarter 2017 dividend

May 12th, 2017
May 12, 2017 - TRA Newswire - In keeping with its record of paying dividends on its common stock for the past 118 consecutive years, the Board of Directors of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) has declared a quarterly dividend of...

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