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Texas-based rail operator CLR unveils new brand, new leadership and new vision

November 15th, 2025
November 15, 2025 - TRA Newswire -CLR, formerly known as County Line Rail, launched its new website, https://www.clrail.com/, this week to support the company's national expansion strategy and brought onboard a rail veteran to help with its vision for the...

Dallas leaders can't decide on a path for high-speed rail — and it could cost them the project

November 15th, 2025
November 14, 2025 - KERA.com, By Pablo Arauz Peña - With federal support on the line for a proposed bullet train from North Texas to Houston, Dallas leaders still haven’t agreed to a path for the project.During a Thursday meeting of the Regional Transportation...

Shareholders approve UP-NS merger; advocate groups ask STB to consider effects on passenger rail service

November 15th, 2025
November 15, 2025 - TRA Newswire -While nearly all shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern stock voting to back the proposed $85 billion merger that would create the nation's first coast-to-coast freight rail network, four rail advocacy groups have...

Car-dominant Texas needs more public transit to meet mobility demands, TxDOT report says

November 10th, 2025
November 10, 2025 - TexasTribune.com, Joshua Fechter - As the state’s population grows, more travel options are needed in rural and smaller urban areas and between major cities, according to a draft of the first-of-its-kind plan.The state agency in charge of...

4 cities will hold pull-out elections to separate from DART; riders and residents say leaving DART is a bad idea

November 8th, 2025
November 8, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Frustrated by lack of service and financial support, officials in 4 cities served by Dallas Area Rapid Transit have called for ballot initiatives next spring to let voters decide to stay as a member...

BNSF and CPKC revenue and net income rose in 3rd Quarter

November 3rd, 2025
November 3, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Two of the Class 1 railroads operating in Texas reported good third quarter results with both BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) showing positive on both revenue gains and net income.BNSF, based...

UP drives up revenue and income, drives down operating ratio in Q3

November 1st, 2025
November 1, 2025 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - Union Pacific Corp. reported encouraging third-quarter financial results that include higher revenue, income and earnings. Operating revenue ticked up 3% to $6.2 billion, freight revenue (excluding fuel) increased 4% to $5.3 billion, operating income rose 6% to $2.5 billion, net income climbed 7% to $1.8 billion, diluted earnings per...

CPKC Christmas train to visit Texas cities November 30-December 5

November 1st, 2025
November 1, 2025 - Back when it was Kansas City Southern, an annual brightly decorated Christmas train would visit Texas cities with a festive celebration of music and holiday cheer. It would also raise money and collect food for those...

3 N Texas cities want to leave DART rail and bus services; transit riders say its a bad move

October 30th, 2025
October 30, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Three north Texas cities are aiming to pull out of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) services, a proposal that transit advocates say "would jeopardize vital transit services for thousands of riders both inside and...

TxDOT wants to hear from you NOW on their statewide transit plan. Want more trains?

October 28th, 2025
October 28, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Do you want to see our spread-apart Texas cities connected by intercity rail and intercity bus service, among other modes of transportation? If so, the Texas Department of Transportations wants to know do you...