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New TxDOT program places rail division employee in key state district offices

September 19th, 2023
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
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...

Union Pacific expects to respond quickly to safety concerns raised by FRA

September 11th, 2023
September 11, 2023 - freightwaves.com - FRA Administrator questions railroad if recent furloughs had role in defects found during focused inspections.Western U.S. Class 1 railroad Union Pacific expects to respond swiftly to recent remarks by the head of the Federal Railroad...

I-20 passenger rail link from DFW to Atlanta gets study OK from CPKC, progress on 2 new corridors from New Orleans

September 9th, 2023
September 9, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The Southern Rail Commission announced at a quarterly meeting yesterday that Amtrak has reached an agreement with Canadian Pacific / Kansas City Southern (CPKC) to conduct the study for establishing passenger rail service from...

What does a proposed SurfBoard rule mean to Texas shippers with only access to one railroad?

September 8th, 2023
September 8, 2023 - TRA Newswire -A new federal rule proposed by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) could mean more options for shippers in Texas and around the country that are currently only served by one railroad.It's called Reciprocal...

City of Mineola welcomed special guests over Labor Day weekend for 150th anniversary

September 7th, 2023
September 7, 2023 - tylerpaper.com - The City of Mineola welcomed special guests over the Labor Day weekend as part of its 150th anniversary celebration.Delegations from the East Texas Amtrak-Served Communities of Marshall and Longview, along with representatives from the Texas...