January 31, 2023- TRA Newswire -Buried in the language of the Infrastructure bill that Congress passed in late 2021 is a directive to the Federal Railroad Administration to study routes that Amtrak either eliminated from its systemwide timetable entirely or...
June 14, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Texas and Northern Railroad, owned by a unit of United State Steel Corp, will change ownership as the steel company sheds six freight rail lines under its corporate umbrella.
Pittsburgh-based U.S Steel agreed to sell...
October 30, 2020 - ExpressNews.com - Greg Jefferson, Business Editor -
Let’s start on a positive note: The Lone Star Rail District was very good at using tax dollars to keep a couple of people employed and consultants flush with billable...
August 8, 2016 - The Capital Area Municipal Planning Organization board voted 17-1 to take the rail project out of its long-term plan, likely killing the rail agency.
The loss of the Union Pacific option led to the CAMPO vote, but...
Austin Monitor - July 7, 2016
As the Lone Star Rail District approaches what could be the end of the line, one important city along its still-theoretical route is hoping to keep it on track.
San Marcos City Council voted on Tuesday...
April 16, 2016 - TheRivardReport.com
The decision by Union Pacific to end its working relationship with Lone Star Rail District(LSRD) in February, was a blow in efforts to develop a passenger rail line between San Antonio and Austin.
But in a special meeting Friday in...
March 21, 2016 - Austin American Statesman
Highlights
CAMPO votes to have committee study a way forward for the Lone Star Rail District and report back by June 6.
A three-hour discussion Monday night by area transportation leaders made it clear patience is...
UP ends agreement to consider proposed route using freight tracks
February 10, 2016 - ExpressNews.com
Union Pacific dealt a major blow to a proposal to connect San Antonio and Austin with passenger rail by pulling one of its tracks from a possible...
