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Missing Gulf Coast passenger rail link gets FRA $2.5 million grant

December 21st, 2016
December 20, 2016 - NOLA.com - The Federal Railroad Administration has allocated about $2.5 million for 11 passenger rail stations on potential routes east and west of New Orleans. The move brings New Orleans one step closer to passenger train service...

Texas Central Railway vs. property owner goes to trial July 3 in Harris County land survey dispute

December 20th, 2016
December 20, 2016 - TRA Newswire - Texas Central Railway will go to trial July 3 in Harris County, seeking a permanent ruling to conduct land surveys for the Dallas to Houston bullet train project. A Houston area property owner claimed that Texas Central...

Why conservatives should support high-speed rail in Texas

December 16th, 2016
December 13, 2016 - Washington Examiner -   Op-Ed by Holly Reed -  In a recent Washington Examiner piece, Blog Contributor Charles Sauer attempted to channel Superman while discussing the high-speed train that will connect north Texas and Houston and bring significant economic...

Dallas-based Trinity Industries and other feel effect of sluggish railcar building

December 16th, 2016
December 2, 2016 - Wall Street Journal - Too Many Railcars, Too Little Freight Rail equipment sits idle as commodities slump, changes in energy market cut into demand Light traffic on North American railroads has sidetracked the railcar market. Railcar manufacturers, financiers and equipment-leasing...

New refinery with plans for two daily KCS oil trains slated for South Texas Eagle Shale region

December 16th, 2016
December 16, 2016 - TRA Newswire - Raven Petroleum has plans to build a $500 million oil refinery in South Texas to process Eagle Shale oil and to sell it in Mexico, Kallanish Energy reports. The proposed facility, east of Laredo in Duval...

Transportation groups discuss how, and whether, to move forward with commuter rail in I-35 corridor

December 16th, 2016
December 16, 2016 - Vianna Davila - San Antonio Express-News - SAN MARCOS — San Antonio and Austin transportation officials pledged Friday to continue studying how to relieve congestion along the Interstate 35 corridor, a plan that has long included commuter...

Merry Christmas! TEXRail gets full funding for Tarrant County rail line

December 15th, 2016
December 15, 2016 - TRA Newswire - The Fort Worth Transportation Authority received their Christmas gift today from the Federal Transit Administration in a ceremony held at the T's downtown offices. FTA Administrator Carolyn Flowers was on hand to announce that...

Texas Central expands leadership - CEO Aguilar named to build high speed rail project

December 6th, 2016
December 6, 2016 - TRA Newswire -  Aguilar named CEO of Texas Central and brings more than 30 years of experience leading major infrastructure development projects Tim Keith becomes President and will lead capital raising and external affairs Appointment marks...

UT and Prairie VIew students take top prizes in Texas bullet train station designs

November 30th, 2016
November 30, 2016 - TRA Newswire - Architecture students from UT, UT-Arlington and Prairie View A&M take top prizes in statewide design competition for passenger stations of the future Students presented their creative vision for Dallas, Houston and Brazos Valley passenger...

Texas State Railroad's Polar Express takes to the tracks for Christmas riders

November 28th, 2016
November 27, 2016 - Tylerpaper.com PALESTINE – Stunned Texas State Railroad passenger Bailey Parsons, 6, seemed almost speechless recently as her childhood hero ventured up the train aisle and extended a gloved hand in greeting. The bigger-than-life figure, dressed in a velvety...

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