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 13, 2016 - Dallas Morning News - Lee M. Kleinman - Dallas City Council - The Cotton Belt is good for Dallas. The proposed east-west commuter line that would connect Dallas, Richardson and Plano with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and, ultimately,...

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...

September 1, 2016 - Commentary by Russ Jackson - Here it is the first of September, 2016, and a new Amtrak era begins at the top of the ladder.  Wick Moorman, 64, until last year the CEO of the Norfolk Southern Railway...

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...