September 16, 2016 - TRA Newswire - Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today its schedule for the 16th annual Holiday Express train, which will stop in 22 communities in seven states on 26 dates.  At each stop, visitors can...

September 16, 2016 - TRA Newswire - BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has issued its annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report. The report highlights the company’s focus on continuing to enhance safety as well as efforts to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions through...

September 15, 2016 - Texas Tribune - WACO — Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday expressed caution about high-speed rail in Texas, warning that any investment in transportation must not be a "money-losing proposition." It was one of several notable topics that came...

September 15, 2016 - TRA Newswire - BNSF Railway has opened a new $40 million switching yard in southwestern Bexar County that will move freight faster between Mexico and South Texas. The rail site,  an old transfer point for Air Force recruits, previously housed a passenger rail...

National Association of Railroad Passengers hosts regional meeting - Updates on Texas rail projects September 3, 2016 - TRA Newswire - National Association of Railroad Passengers Division Leader Bruce Ashton is inviting NARP members in North Texas to hear updates about rail projects...

September 2, 2016 - masstransitmag.com Gary Thomas, president/executive director of Dallas Area Rapid Transit, has been named Outstanding Public Transportation Manager of the Year by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). "I am honored to be recognized for doing what I love,"...

September 2, 2016 - feedstuffs.com - Beginning Sept. 12, BNSF Railway will offer intermodal customers a new service option to move freight between the Pacific Northwest and Texas. Shippers who move commodities and a wide range of consumer goods between Portland, Ore.,...

September 2, 2016 - TRA Newswire - In a series of public meetings that concluded yesterday Dallas Area Rapid Transit previewed what could be fast-tracking for a rail project that has been in consideration for over 30 years. The Cotton Belt...

August 24, 2016 - WacoTrib.com Public comment is wrapping up in a state-sponsored study of a high-speed rail alternative to Interstate 35, and local leaders are going on record in favor of a downtown Waco stop. The study looks at the feasibility...

August 24, 2016 - CommunityImpact.com - On Wednesday, ground broke on TEX Rail, a 27-mile commuter rail project developed by the Fort Worth Transportation Authority. Grapevine officials and other dignitaries met at the future downtown Grapevine TEX Rail station, located at 705 S....