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TNW Corp., TrinityRail announce alliance to store 11,000+ cars; Hart named sales, marketing director
May 26th, 2023
May 26, 2023 - TRA Newswire - Two Dallas-based rail companies, TNW Corporation has teamed up with TrinityRail to expand rail service on the Texas North Western Railway (TXNW) line in Sunray, Texas. The short line located north of Amarillo is owned...
TxDOT Exec Director Williams to lead rail council; New Tx Transpo Commissioner joins
May 26th, 2023
May 26, 2023 - TRA Austin -Marc Williams to lead AASHTO Council on Rail TransportationTexas Department of Transportation Executive Director Marc D. Williams has been named Chair of the Council on Rail Transportation for the American Association of State Highway...
NTSB early report: Misaligned switch caused 2 UP trains to crash
May 26th, 2023
May 26, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a safety advisory following a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report on a crash involving two Union Pacific trains in Chico Texas, 45 miles north of Fort Worth.According to...
BNSF to run scheduled serice from Port Houston to Fort Worth Alliance / Denver
May 16th, 2023
May 16, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Starting June 2, BNSF Railway will initiate regular intermodal service between the Port of Houston and both its massive Alliance facility, north of Fort Worth, and onward to Denver.The twice a week service from...
Railway maintenance company Loram breaks ground in Georgetown for Global Rail Campus
May 8th, 2023
May 8, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Loram Technologies, best known for their railway safety and maintenance vehicles seen working on railroads across the country, has broken ground on the south side of Georgetown, Texas for their Global Rail Campus headquarters.The...
Suit filed in fed court: Union Pacific wants a do-over in the recent CPKC merger
May 7th, 2023
May 7, 2023 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific is not happy with the recent Surface Transportation Board decision that allowed the merger of Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) into the new CPKC. UP has filed suit in...
Texas Central CEO grilled by Texas lawmakers, bill to advance from House Transportation Committee
May 6th, 2023
May 6, 2023 - TRA Austin - Over the objections of Texas Central Railway CEO Michael Bui, House Bill 2357 was passed out of the Texas House Transportation Committee this week and sent to Calendars, the next step before being...
Texas Chairman Nehls leads letter to Biden Administration to prioritize rail safety over special interests
May 6th, 2023
May 6, 2023 - TRA Newswire - A letter from the Subcommittee Chair of Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, Texas Representative Troy Nehls (TX-22) to the Federal Railroad Administration is urging the agency to immediately return to prioritizing the continued testing...
Amtrak's Texas Eagle to operate at higher speeds, but not in the Lone Star state
May 6th, 2023
May 6, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The good news is that the daily Texas Eagle, operating from San Antonio to Chicago, will be running faster at 100 miles per hour, shaving time off its run. The bad news is that...
Complaints of "crewless trains" running in Houston are unfounded
May 6th, 2023
May 6, 2023 - TRA Newswire -An April 26th Opinion Column in the Houston Chronicle intimated that because some signs say "locomotive cabs may be unoccupied" they pose a danger when Union Pacific trains are moved from one nearby yard...