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Did you see the longest wind turbine blade train traveling through Texas?

March 15th, 2024
March 15, 2024 - TRA Newswire -A recent shipment of wind turbine blades from a Colorado manufacturer to delivery at the Port of Brownsville, Texas broke an all-time record for a shipment by rail as it traveled through the state.From...

The Texas Eagle at 50: Train serving East Texas is key to future of commerce, travel in Longview

March 15th, 2024
March 14, 2024 - Longview News Journal -Fanfare greeted the return of passenger rail service at every stop in made in East Texas early on March 14, 1974 - 50 years ago Thursday.Crossing over from Arkansas, the train stopped in...

FRA announces $400K grant for Southern Rail Commission to expand passenger rail across the American South

March 14th, 2024
March 14, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it has awarded up to $400,000 to the Southern Rail Commission (Louisiana) through the Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Grant Program. The program...

Will the American High-Speed Rail Act of 2024 help get Texas out of the slow lane?

March 13th, 2024
March 13, 2024 - TRA Newswire -A transformative bill filed in Congress this week could help propel Texas into the high-speed rail arena, if it can gain a bi-partisan nod at the federal level and filter down to positive response...

Must viewing: Can Amtrak finally bring high speed rail to Texas?

March 11th, 2024
March 11, 2024 - CNBC.com -A video documentary on high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston.After decades of research, the U.S. remains without authentic high-speed rail options. Federal planners believe that a route connecting major cities in Texas may be an...

Texas Appeals Court says Union Pacific can shut down its Palestine Shops, but wait.......

March 11th, 2024
March 9, 2024 - PalestineHerald.com - After a win in 2023, Anderson County suffered a loss in 12th Court of Appeals in February.Thursday, Feb. 22 the 12th Court of Appeals issued an opinion declaring the 1954 agreement between Palestine and Union...

Agenda set for 2024 Southwestern Rail Conference April 15-16 in DFW metroplex

March 10th, 2024
March 10, 2024 - TRA Newswire -What is the impact of the far-reaching Infrastructure Law that Congress passed in 2021 and how does Texas figure into the billions of dollars that are in play for passenger and freight rail projects.Those...

Texas applicants and others file for SurfBoard Passenger Rail Advisory seats

March 9th, 2024
March 9, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The Surface Transportation Board has received 92 nominations for 18 seats on its first ever Rail Passengers Advisory Committee, with some names from Texas and nearby states on the list.When the SurfBoard announces the...

Massive wildfires affects BNSF Transcon through Texas panhandle

March 6th, 2024
March 6, 2024 - TRA Newswire -BNSF Railway operating teams are confronting significant challenges associated with wildfires, which are impacting the velocity and fluidity across the Southern Transcon, through the Texas Panhandle. On Tuesday, a wildfire was reported in the...

Commentary: Will Amtrak follow through on the new 15 proposed national train routes?

March 3rd, 2024
March 3, 2024 - Commentary by Russ Jackson, Contributing Writer -The FRA has released its list of the 15 new long distance routes that could be added to the existing 15.  It's an impressive list of what ought-to-be's, but I hate...