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Amtrak scores year over year ridership and revenue gains on Texas trains

December 9th, 2024
December 9, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Despite having fewer coaches and sleeping cars available for service, Amtrak's Texas Eagle service increased in ridership and revenue for the fiscal year that ended October 31st. The Heartland Flyer, a partnered service of the...

BNSF continues to double track key Texas north-south route

December 9th, 2024
December 9, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Seeing the current and future demand for freight rail service in the Lone Star state, BNSF Railway continues to add double-track segments in a key north-south Texas route.BNSF has completed a new section of...

Kids and kids at heart: celebrate the holidays on a train in Texas

December 8th, 2024
December 8, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Looking for something special to do this holiday season with the kids? What could be more fun for the young ones, or those who haven't outgrown their love of trains, than a day out on...

Reps. Harris and Harrison file two bills to kill high speed rail in Texas

November 25th, 2024
November 24, 2024 - TRA Newswire -It's deja vu at the state capitol as anti high-speed rail bills are filed in advance of the start of the 2025 legislative session in mid-January.Two bills for the 2025 session have been filed...

Texas Senator Eckhardt files bill for high speed rail in the I-35 DFW-Austin-San Antonio Corridor

November 25th, 2024
November 25, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Right on the heels of Texas Representative John Bucy III's pre-filed bill that would bring high-speed rail to the I-35 travel corridor, State Senator Sarah Eckhardt (D) Austin,  filed Senate Bill 424 as a...

Fort Worth-based Rio Grande Pacific eyes passenger rail corridor in Colorado

November 13th, 2024
November 13, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Fort Worth-based Rio Grande Pacific Corporation (RGPC) may be interested in providing passenger rail service in a Colorado corridor, following its withdrawl from a Utah freight rail project. Rio Grande Pacific still holds a lease...

Dallas leaders tout high-speed rail during Japan visit

November 13th, 2024
November 12, 2024 - nbcdfw.com - 'Dallas Councilmembers Willis and Bazaldua talked about economic development and high-speed rail potential while aboard a Japanese bullet train.A delegation of Dallas city leaders returned to North Texas late Tuesday from a week-long, taxpayer-financed...

Getting the jump on the Texas legislature: Rep Bucy pre-files two bills on passenger rail

November 13th, 2024
November 13, 2024 - TRA Newswire -On the first day that you could file bills for the uncoming Texas legislative session, Williamson County State Representative John Bucy III got a head start on the usual blitz of bills that occur.One...

BNSF posts higher revenue, net income in Q3

November 11th, 2024
November 11, 2024 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -BNSF Railway Co. reported its total revenue in third-quarter 2024 rose 1% to $5.9 billion while net income climbed 13% to $1.4 billion compared to revenue and net income in third-quarter 2023. Average revenue per car/unit in...

New Union Pacific / Volkswagen Texas Port Facility can process up to 140,000 cars a year

November 11th, 2024
November 11, 2024 - TRA Newswire - As Volkswagen (VW) celebrates the opening of its new vehicle processing center in Freeport, Texas, Union Pacific Railroad is poised for growth as the automaker’s rail partner of choice. Union Pacific will help VW...