January 29, 2017 - riograndeguardian.com
LAREDO, Texas — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar is continuing his efforts to get a high-speed rail service between South Texas and Monterrey.
Last week, the Laredo congressman hosted a two-day international meeting with the Federal Railroad Administration,...
February 2, 2017 - asia.nekkei.com
TOKYO -- Infrastructure investments in the U.S. by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund will feature heavily in the economic cooperation package to be discussed at next week's summit in Washington between the two countries' leaders.
The goal...
February 2, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
(Dallas) - Paul Treangen, CEO of TNW Corporation, has been elected President of the Texas Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (TSLRRA). Treangen, who assumed office in January 2017, will serve a two-year term, with...
January 31, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that its subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), is investing approximately $25 million in 2017 on construction and improvement projects on its Beaumont Subdivision....
January 30, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Omaha, Nebraska - Union Pacific achieved its best annual employee-safety rate in 2016, marking the safest year in its 154-year history. The employee reported injury rate is measured by injuries for every 200,000 employee hours...
January 30, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Texas is on the cusp of high speed trains to connect major cities. A look at what this can do for the state economy will be the subject of The Dialogues in Planning Speakers Series...
January 29, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has announced statewide "Let's Move Texas Freight" workshops and is encouraging stakeholders to register and participate in a session.
TxDOT, in partnership with the Texas Freight Advisory Committee, federal,...
January 25, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
McClatchy newspapers report that President Trump's transition team has compiled a list of 50 potential transportation projects across the U.S. that could be included in a promised infrastructure proposal. Two in the "Top 15" are passenger rail projects...
January 13, 2017 - Trains.com - Hayley Enoch -
The economy of Texas stands to significantly benefit from public-private partnerships investing in shortline railroads. That revelation comes from a panel at the Southwestern Rail Conference in Dallas this week that included...
January 15, 2016 - TRA Newswire -
Hundreds of attendees from the public and private sector heard from both freight and passenger executives and advocates Friday that roads alone will not solve our future transportation needs.
Featured speaker Peter Espy, Rail Division...