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Served by 3 Class 1's: Joint venture to construct intermodal fuel terminal in Beaumont

July 7th, 2016
June 28, 2016 - Progressive Railroading Green Plains Inc. and Jefferson Gulf Coast Energy Partners have formed a joint venture to construct and operate an intermodal fuels terminal at Jefferson's existing terminal in Beaumont, Texas. The 50-50 joint venture is expected to...

Trolley Rails to be Welded Soon in El Paso

July 7th, 2016
June 30, 2016 - MassTransit Magazine Rail lines connecting Paisano Drive to Father Rahm Street in South El Paso are set to be welded within a few weeks as part of the $97 million Streetcar Project expected to debut in 2018,...

Some Texans fighting against multi-billion dollar bullet train

July 7th, 2016
July 2, 2016 - Cypress Creek Mirror Texas is looking like it will become the first state in the nation to get a bullet train. Texas Central Partners, LLC (Texas Central), a private company that is leading the bullet train project...

San Marcos support for LSTAR could be too little, too late

July 7th, 2016
Austin Monitor - July 7, 2016 As the Lone Star Rail District approaches what could be the end of the line, one important city along its still-theoretical route is hoping to keep it on track. San Marcos City Council voted on Tuesday...

FTA gives green light to Fort Worth's TEX Rail project

June 28th, 2016
June 27, 2016 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH The proposed TEX Rail commuter train project has reached yet another milestone that supporters say will help ensure the rail line is operating by late 2018. Those working on the proposed 27-mile commuter...

Texas Central answers its critics with response to Surface Transportation Board

June 26th, 2016
June 25, 2016 - TRA Newswire In a 41 page filing to the Surface Transportation Board this week, Texas Central Railway countered its opponents arguments that it should not be allowed to operate a high speed rail line between Dallas and Houston. In the...

Union Pacific main line rail bridge over Brazos River re-opens for train traffic

June 24th, 2016
Photo by Matthew Dittert June 24, 2016 - Sugarland Sun On Wednesday the Union Pacific rail bridge over the Brazos River in Richmond, was re-opened for train traffic. The bridge had been out of service for 3 weeks after damage caused by the...

Freight news: TNW expands operations in Central Texas

June 24th, 2016
  June 24, 2016 - TRA Newswire TNW Corporation, a privately held operator of short line railroads and logistics centers, celebrated a major expansion of facilities and services at its short line railway, the Texas Gonzales Northern, in the Harwood-Gonzales area of...

Texas Central gets STB Protective Order / Amtrak explores mutual interests

June 22nd, 2016
June 22, 2016 - TRA Newswire Texas Central, the private concern building a high speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, received an Order of Protection from the Surface Transportation Board to shield proprietary documents from rural lawmakers and landowners that want to...

North Texas Council invites suppliers to talk high speed rail

June 20th, 2016
June 20, 2016 - TRA Newswire Officials of North Texas cities and the North Central Texas Council of Governments played host to high speed rail companies and suppliers Monday to entice them to build several segments of proposed passenger rail lines in...

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