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Texas/Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study: energize it or put it on a dusty shelf

July 27th, 2016
If the future of high speed passenger rail in the I-35 corridor means anything to you then here is your ONE chance to see, speak out and comment on it. The recently released Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study from the Texas Department of...

Cross-Rail Cotton Belt line a decade early? Some hurdles remain

July 26th, 2016
Updated July 28, 2016 - Dallas Morning News compilation of two stories this week on potential service on the long-delayed Cotton Belt cross-county passenger rail service in Northern Dallas and suburbs.   Getting Cotton Belt rail service a decade early could come with...

Texas Bullet Train Opponents Hope to Block Project Next Year

July 26th, 2016
July 26, 2016 - Texas Tribune The state Legislature could put up major road blocks next year for a private firm's plans to build a high-speed rail project connecting Houston and Dallas now that a federal transportation board has decided the...

They’re not unicorns, they’re R's who like buses and trains: Betsy Price & Mick Cornett

July 24th, 2016
July 20, 2016 Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood denounced the parts of his party’s platform having to do with transportation on Tuesday, saying it’s out of step with what most younger Americans want — walkable neighborhoods where people don’t always need...

Union Pacific 2Q profit falls 19 percent as volume slows

July 24th, 2016
July 21, 2016 - TRA Newswire Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today reported 2016 second quarter net income of nearly $1.0 billion, or $1.17 per diluted share compared to about $1.2 billion, or $1.38 per diluted share, in the second quarter...

Texas Thinks its High-Speed Rail Plans Will Win Where Others Have Hit Roadblocks

July 24th, 2016
July 21, 2016 - skift.com A $100 million bet says that thousands of Texans will abandon cars and pick-ups for a needle-nosed bullet train that zips past cattle and ranches to deliver riders from Dallas to Houston in 90 minutes —...

UK Company wins their first US Rail Contract with Denton County

July 24th, 2016
July 20, 2016 - TRA Newswire First Transit announces that it signed its first rail contract in North America to provide operations and maintenance services for the Denton County Transportation Authority's (DCTA) A-train commuter rail line. First Transit is a division...

Texas Lawmaker: Legislature Should Invest in Maritime Ports / Rail

July 24th, 2016
July 18, 2016 - Texas Tribune The state Legislature should increase its focus on maritime ports and dedicate money to increasing their capacity during next year's session, said state Rep. Larry Gonzales during a House committee hearing Monday. "When I was looking at the budget...

Two new VP's named for Dallas-Houston high-speed train company

July 24th, 2016
July 18, 2016 - Dallas Morning News The developers of a high-speed bullet train between Dallas and Houston added two former public officials to its team, the company announced. Texas Central Partners has tapped former Texas Transportation Commission memberJeff Moseley as its...

TxDOT, FRA seeking input on passenger rail study

July 24th, 2016
July 18, 2016 - KVUE.com The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) are seeking public input on proposed intercity rail services between Oklahoma City and South Texas. The Interstate 35 corridor currently has Amtrak...

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