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Study confirms freight rail backbone of TX & US economy

August 17th, 2016
BY DENNIS SHINGLETON -  Special to the Star-Telegram If the North Texas economy were a living organism, our roads, runways, rails and other infrastructure would be the skeleton, with freight rail tracks serving as the backbone that keeps the entire body...

It's time for rail along Houston's 290

August 17th, 2016
By Roy N. Kent - YourHoustonNews.com Anyone who has driven the route knows that the flow of traffic from Houston to Austin is a 24-hour endeavor. It doesn’t matter what time of day or night, you will see cars along the way. Once...

New short line begins operations in Central Texas

August 3rd, 2016
August 3, 2016 - TRA Newswire An old short line railroad in Texas is purchased and rebranded as Central Texas & Colorado River Railway LLC  and began local service this week. Formerly known as the Heart of Texas Railroad, it was purchased from Texas investors earlier...

Billions in Federal Rail Loans Left On Table, GAO Says: Eligible for rail operators, 3P's and state/local govs

August 3rd, 2016
August 1, 2016 - bondbuyer.com /TRA Newswire DALLAS -- Sponsors of passenger and high-speed rail projects are leaving billions of funding dollars on the table by not taking advantage of a federal rail program that has made only $2.7 billion of...

Amtrak announces Southwest Division District Manager Curtis-McVay

August 3rd, 2016
August 3, 2016 - TRA Newswire Alexandra (Alex) Curtis-McVay has been appointed to the position of District Station Manager II and in her new capacity will assume all responsibilities of stations within the Southwest Subdivision. Her duties will include supervision of Texas Amtrak stations...

Union Pacific Distribution Center in Amarillo is big on wind turbines

August 3rd, 2016
July 29, 2016 - NewsChannel10.com AMARILLO, TX (KFDA) - As the wind industry continues to grow in the panhandle distribution centers are becoming busier. The Union Pacific Distribution Center in Amarillo can house more than 200 turbines. They are responsible for getting all...

Ironic twist: Forbes writer blasts "wasteful" Austin MetroRail same time $50M TOD project announced

August 3rd, 2016
August 3, 2016 - TRA Comment Somedays you just have to admire the irony. Forbes magazine stringer Scott Beyer, in a July 29 posting on the Forbes.com site charged that "Austin's Commuter Rail Is A Monument to Government Waste." The article described Beyer...

$50M transit-oriented development calls for shops, offices, homes near East Austin rail station

August 3rd, 2016
July 29, 2016 - MyStatesman.com A local developer is planning a $50 million mixed-use project just steps from an East Austin light rail station. A city permit needed to start work on Cityline at MLK Station, which will be built on 4...

Southwestern Rail Conference 2017 Dallas date: January 12-13

July 31st, 2016
Augusy 1, 2016 - TRA Newswire Texas Rail Advocates, host of the Southwestern Rail Conference, announces that the 13th annual event will be held January 12 and 13 in Dallas. The Southwestern Rail Conference is the only conference held each year in...

Make your voice heard: Aug 9-10-11 TxDOT I-35 Passenger Rail Corridor Public Meetings

July 30th, 2016
July 31, 2016 - TRA Newswire The Texas Department of Transportation is hosting a series of public hearings in Laredo, Austin and Arlington to seek public input on the release of the Texas – Oklahoma Passenger Rail study. This is your...

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