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Southwestern Rail Conference is sold out
March 30th, 2022
March 29, 2022 - TRA Newswire -
300 attendees will get a front-row seat to hear freight and passenger rail experts discuss important issues of the day Thursday and Friday at the 18th Annual Southwestern Rail Conference in Dallas. As of...
TNW to help develop rail facilities at Port of Victoria TX
March 21st, 2022
March 21, 2022 - TRA Newswire -
The Victoria County Navigation District continues to expand and has announced plans for the Texas Logistics Center at the Port of Victoria (TXLC).
Phase 1 will see the addition of over 42,000 feet of track,...
BNSF Railway, critical of CPKC merger proposals, seeks protections from regulators
March 3rd, 2022
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]March 2, 2022 - Bill Stephens, Trains.com -
BNSF Railway has urged federal regulators to take steps to protect cross-border traffic to and from Mexico as part of any approval of the proposed Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger.
But BNSF dropped its...
BNSF closes out 2021 with record earnings
February 27th, 2022
February 27, 2022 - TRA Newswire -
Fort Worth based BNSF Railway, described as one of the four "giants" in the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio of companies, finished 2021 with big numbers that grew both revenue and traffic. BNSF closed out the...
UP & BNSF to serve new steel mill in S. Texas
February 20th, 2022
February 19, 2022 - TRA Newswire -
A 1.2 million square-foot flat roll steel mill that opened in Sinton, Texas will be served by both Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway.
The Steel Dynamics facility, 30 miles northwest of the Port of...
BNSF Railway to seek concession to operate in Mexico, CPKC trackage rights to Laredo
January 18th, 2022
January 14, 2022 - TRAINS.com -
BNSF Railway, in a Thursday regulatory filing related to the proposed Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern (CPKC) merger, said it may seek trackage rights on Kansas City Southern to reach the Mexican border at Laredo, Texas.
The...
Gainesville signs agreement for North Texas rail park
September 5th, 2021
August 14, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Another Texas city is jumping on the rail park bandwagon, this time in the North Texas city of Gainesville.
The Gainesville Economic Development Corporation has signed an agreement with Strategic Rail Industrial, a Philadelphia-based rail...
BNSF first quarter revenues virtually flat
May 8th, 2021
May 3, 2021 - RailwayAge.com -
For first-quarter 2021, BNSF posted revenues of $5.401 billion, virtually flat with the year-earlier period, and volumes of 2.449 million, led by Consumer and Agricultural products, the railroad reported May 3.
The change in revenue—a 0.3%...
Port of Victoria gets $3 million fed grant for rail loop
February 13th, 2021
February 12, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
A federal grant of $3 million will go toward an equal match from the Port of Victoria to support infrastructure improvements that include a 1.9 mile long rail loop. The rail project for the...
Presentations for 2021 Southwestern Rail Conference now posted
February 11th, 2021
February 11, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Presentations from this years Southwestern Rail Conference are now available to view through this link: texasrailadvocates.org/swrc21.
From the industry, advocacy and political spectrum the entire 8 hour day of informational presentations are now available to...