June 28, 2022 - David Peter Alan, Railway Age - Commentary and Analysis - I thought it was all over but the waiting. The beleaguered Texas Central high-speed rail (HSR) project, which would have sent fast trains between Dallas and...
June 29, 2022 - TRA Newswire - Too many carloads and not enough rail workers. That's the case across Texas and the rest of the nation as Class 1's and some short lines struggle to fill positions after cutting thousands...
UPDATED June 25, 2022 - TRA Newswire - By a 5-3 decision the Texas Supreme Court today (June 24) ruled that Texas Central Railroad does have the right to acquire a narrow strip of land to construct a high-speed rail...
June 15, 2022 - TRA Newswire - DC-based Rail Passengers Association CEO Jim Mathews today urged the Texas Supreme Court to rule quickly and directly on legal challenges to Texas Central Railway's plans to link Dallas and Houston, saying that...
June 15, 2022 - TRA Newswire - The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will distribute grants totaling over $2 million to 25 law enforcement agencies in 13 states to combat "high instances of rail trespass-related incidents and casualties" on railroad property....
Updated June 14, 2022 - TRA Newswire - Carlos Aguilar, the CEO and President of Texas Central Partners, announced he is resigning after being at the helm of the massive infrastructure railroad project for six years. He made the announcement...
June 7, 2022 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific Railroad has joined the RailPulse coalition and its effort to develop, broaden and accelerate the use of GPS and other telematics technologies in North America’s freight rail industry. Union Pacific is RailPulse’s...
June 4, 2022 - TRA Newswire - There is actual interest in pursuing grants for state rail projects at the Texas Department of Transportation, an agency not noted for putting out news releases on rail efforts and that has been...
June 2, 2022 - TRA Newswire- In another weak showing, Texas will only get 0.02% of over $368 million that the Federal Railroad Administration has announced in railroad grants under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program this...
June 1, 2022-trains.com- Grass-roots organization seeks to restore Sightseer Lounge, other amenities cut by management. "There is no Sightseer Lounge on this train. Once again, there is no Sightseer Lounge on this train,” emphasized the public-address announcement. “You must buy...
