Updated April 22, 2016 - TRA Newswire While the north segment of the daily Heartland Flyer is expanding and expects ridership gains, Oklahoma legislators are talking about dismantling or cutting back the popular train on the southern end between Oklahoma City...

April 15, 2016 - ajot.com Parsons is pleased to announce that the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) recently honored the corporation with the Alliant Build America Award in the civil construction management category for its work on the Houston Metro...

April 16, 2016 - TheRivardReport.com The decision by Union Pacific to end its working relationship with Lone Star Rail District(LSRD) in February, was a blow in efforts to develop a passenger rail line between San Antonio and Austin. But in a special meeting Friday in...

BNSF and partners agree to construct Alliance Texas export facility. East Texas Rail Facility opens to handle Natural Gas Liquids April 6, 2016 - Railway Age BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), Hillwoodand Packwell announced that they have agreed on a framework for construction of a...

Layoffs blamed on lower demand for oil and coal shipments The furloughs amount to about 10 percent of the Fort Worth-based company’s workforce The railroad joins Union Pacific Corp., CSX Corp. and Kansas City Southern in spending cuts March 31, 2016 - Fort...

March 30, 2016 - asia.nikkei.com DALLAS -- Railway operator JR Tokai and an American partner will petition federal regulators to set new rules allowing an ultrahigh-speed line here to be built to Japanese bullet train specifications. The roughly 400km line connecting Dallas and...

March 30, 2016 - BOE Report Large rail shipments of crude from the Midwest to coastal areas have decreased significantly over the past two years, especially to the Gulf Coast and East Coast. This decrease in rail transportation has paralleled the...

March 31, 2016 - TRA Newswire Amtrak has extended a popular buy one ticket and get one free offer until May 20. If you've been hankering to visit San Antonio, Austin, Dallas or Fort Worth, St. Louis, Chicago, Tucson, El Paso, Los...

March 31, 2016 - TRA Newswire Texas’ soon to be built high-speed railway between Dallas and Houston was honored Tuesday night for its big idea to transform travel in America, giving Texans a new safe, affordable and reliable transportation choice. The Urban Land Institute’s...

March 28, 2016 - TRA Newswire On Tuesday, March 29th, at 9:00am, in the Senate Chamber, the Texas Senate Affair Committee will be holding a Public Hearing regarding eminent domain and rights of property owners. The interim charge the Committee will...