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How private enterprise drives the trains in Texas

August 28th, 2016
August 25, 2016 - Washington Times -  ANALYSIS/OPINION: Tim Keith: Texans are turning the tables on how to pay for nationally critical infrastructure projects, leading the way with a high-speed train project that relies on the expertise of private entrepreneurs instead of government...

Waco leaders advocate downtown stop for proposed high-speed rail line

August 28th, 2016
August 24, 2016 - WacoTrib.com Public comment is wrapping up in a state-sponsored study of a high-speed rail alternative to Interstate 35, and local leaders are going on record in favor of a downtown Waco stop. The study looks at the feasibility...

Officials break ground on 27-mile TEX Rail project

August 28th, 2016
August 24, 2016 - CommunityImpact.com - On Wednesday, ground broke on TEX Rail, a 27-mile commuter rail project developed by the Fort Worth Transportation Authority. Grapevine officials and other dignitaries met at the future downtown Grapevine TEX Rail station, located at 705 S....

Texas Central gives $1.5m to City of Dallas for permit fees

August 28th, 2016
August 24, 2016 - KXAS.com - Dallas city leaders took their first official action to bring a high speed rail from Houston to Dallas. On Wednesday, they approved a deal, with the private company planning the train line, to pay the city's...

Japan's newest bullet train will run between Dallas & Houston

August 28th, 2016
August 24, 2016 - asia.nikkei.com - NAGOYA, Japan -- A lot is riding on Central Japan Railway's next shinkansen bullet train. The Japanese company known as JR Tokai is preparing to introduce the new N700S -- the "S" stands for "supreme" -- on the...

Aggie Chamber of Commerce hears about bullet train project

August 25th, 2016
August 18, 2016 - TheEagle.com - A representative from Texas Central Railway sought to drum up support for the private company's high-speed rail project Wednesday during an economic outlook briefing hosted by the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce. The briefing, which focused...

Community Meetings held in August for Cotton Belt Corridor

August 25th, 2016
August 17, 2016 - KXAS.com - There is renewed pushback about plans to build a new Dallas Area Rapid Transit rail line in North Texas. The Cotton Belt Corridor runs east and west between Plano and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The railroad hasn't...

UP applies for permit to operate Texas cross-border bridge

August 23rd, 2016
August 23, 2016 - Progressive Railroading - Union Pacific Railroad has applied to the U.S. Department of State for a presidential permit that would allow the Class I to operate and maintain the Brownsville West Rail Bypass International Bridge on the...

Should the Texas Railroad Commission get a new name?

August 20th, 2016
August 19, 2016 - Austin American-Statesman Alarmed by a faulty railroad crossing signal in your neighborhood? Aggravated by loud, late-night honking as a freight train trundles through your community? Don’t bother calling the Texas Railroad Commission for help. Once upon a time — at...

Amtrak names Wick Moorman new President / CEO

August 20th, 2016
August 19, 2016 - NARP / TRA Newswire - Amtrak Chairman Tony Coscia announced that  Charles “Wick” Moorman, a long-time railroad industry leader, will be Amtrak’s next President and CEO beginning September 1. "Wick is the retired chairman, CEO and president of Norfolk...

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