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Rio Grande rail crossing at Eagle Pass to reopen, embargo lifted
September 23rd, 2023
September 23, 2023 - TRA Newswire - A rail embargo at the Union Pacific Eagle Pass, Texas bridge has been lifted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection today, allowing 24 backed-up trains to start moving again.eth Whited survey the railroad...
Fed grant paves the way for Gulf Coast passenger rail service east of Texas; Baton Rouge-NOL grant turned down
September 22nd, 2023
September 22, 2023 - TRA Newswire / Rail Passengers Association -Amtrak service along the Gulf Coast from New Orleans to Mobile is now assured to return following the announcement of a $178 million dollar grant announced by U.S. Senator Roger...
Texans take note: a new era in high-speed rail started Friday
September 22nd, 2023
September 22, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Texans take note. The naysayers were dead wrong. They said a private company could never build and operate a high-speed rail line in the U.S. It hadn't happened in over a century. Until history...
CBP shuts down rail crossing at Eagle Pass TX-MX gateway; UP, BNSF calls embargo during crisis
September 21st, 2023
UPDATED September 21, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Border tensions have notched up as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) halted freight rail traffic at the Eagle Pass gateway into Mexico yesterday. BNSF Railway added a temporary embargo in El Paso,...
New TxDOT program places rail division employee in key state district offices
September 19th, 2023
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September 19, 2023 - TRA Newswire -In order to better serve the public and focus on regional rail issues, the Texas Department of Transportation is imbedding a rail division employee in five district offices around the state.These five new full-time...
It's National Rail Safety Week: at the crossings and on the trains
September 18th, 2023
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September 18, 2023 - TRA Newswire -In just the first 6 months of 2023 there have been 239 injury and fatality reports across Texas that involved either trespassers on railroad property, vehicles or pedestrians hit at rail crossings or on-the-job...
Ride Amtrak to the Texas-OU game: save money and driving agony
September 15th, 2023
September 15, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The Red River Shootout is just a few weeks away with the usual I-35 traffic jam all the way down from Oklahoma City soon to get on motorists nerves.Amtrak is offering a better way...
Dallas to Houston high speed rail opponents hold rally in Madisonville
September 13th, 2023
September 13, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Almost 200 opponents of the Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project met at the Truman Kimbro Convention Center in Madisonville Monday night and were updated on the latest developments by several rural elected leaders.The meeting was...
Union Pacific ready to help communities like Houston secure Federal Grants for railroad crossing safety
September 12th, 2023
September 12, 2023 - TRA Newswire -A historic level of federal dollars is available to help communities nationwide separate highway and train traffic and Union Pacific is helping cities like Houston and others compete for these competitive grants.A 2021 federal...
UP's CEO brags on premium North American freight rail service that runs through Texas
September 12th, 2023
September 12, 2023 - TRA NewswireThe newest offering of intermodal rail freight service between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico by Union Pacific Railroad now takes one day less transit time for customer shipments. The announcement of the faster Eagle and Falcon...