October 19, 2017 - Dennis Goehring, Columnist for The Eagle - Most of my career has been devoted to economic development for the cities of Bryan and College Station. I've learned that timing and positive decisions will have a lasting impact...

October 20, 2017 - Jay Caruso, Dallas Morning News Editorial Writer - My move to The Dallas Morning News this year happened quickly. It required me to move to Texas a month ahead of my family to start work and get settled in....

October 18, 2017 - bizjournals.com - Houston-based Pontikes Development will soon break ground on a 3 million-square-foot speculative warehouse and distribution park near Port Houston. Most of the park will be rail served. JLL's John Talhelm, who will be marketing the property alongside...

October 5, 2017 - MassTransitMag.com - A new report released by the American Public Transportation Association provides a framework for assessing the return on investment (ROI) associated with high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects (HSR&IPR). This seminal report called "Framework for...

October 16, 2017 - San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board - San Antonio has decided not to throw its hat into the Amazon ring — a point that has understandably disappointed some in the community. The prospect of being home to Amazon’s second...

October 17, 2017 - Two related stories: Railroads, shippers assess damage wrought by two historic storms - ProgressiveRailroading.com - As of late September, railroads and transit agencies affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma were still evaluating the toll the devastating storms took...

October 16, 2017 - Fort Worth Star Telegram - BY Gordon Dickson - One of the first TEX Rail cars off the assembly line was publicly unveiled last week during a transit exposition in Atlanta — and Fort Worth officials say...

October 17, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that it has formed a new Health, Safety and Environmental group within the Operations department to consolidate occupational health, workplace and public safety, and environmental functions under a...

October 6, 2017 - Rail Passengers Association (NARP) - By Jim Mathews, Opinion Contributor, TheHill.com - This summer the White House and a handful of Congress members tried to kill Amtrak’s national network. Both the House and the Senate soundly rejected this outrageous proposal,...

October 6, 2017 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - The six unions that make up the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG) have reached a tentative agreement with the nation's freight-rail carriers, the unions announced yesterday. The CBG represents the American Train Dispatchers Association; the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers...