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Congressman Sessions supports private investment in Texas high speed rail
May 21st, 2017
May 20, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, responding to a letter from one of our Texas Rail Advocates board members affirms his support for private investment in building the first high speed rail line in the country....
TxDOT to hold workshops in June: tell them you want rail to “Move Texas Freight”
May 21st, 2017
May 20, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
The Texas Department of Transportation will be holding a series of workshops around the state during the month of June to get your input on ideas on to keep Texas freight moving.
This is part...
Texas House welcomes driverless cars but hostile toward high speed passenger trains
May 21st, 2017
May 21, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Our Texas lawmakers are on course to pass two bills that would put restrictions on present and future passenger rail projects. Other forms of transportation do not have these same restrictions. It is a...
Texas Central high-speed rail project to announce global design/build consortium
May 20th, 2017
May 18, 2017 - kxas.com -
Texas Central, the Dallas company planning to build a high-speed train between Dallas and Houston, has reached a deal with a major global consortium to design and build the project.
An official announcement is expected within...
Avera to develop Union Pacific rail-served industrial facility in Houston
May 20th, 2017
May 20, 2017 - cpexecutive.com
The 143-acre Bayport Logistics Park will feature 7,000 feet of frontage on a Union Pacific rail line and will eventually comprise three or four buildings.
Houston-based Avera Cos. will be developing a 143-acre industrial complex in Pasadena,...
TRA Exec Director testifies against SB979 in Austin - singles out high speed rail vs. other modes
May 17th, 2017
May 17, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Rail Advocates Executive Director Chris Lippincott testified today before the House Land and Resource Management Committee against Senate Bill 979 which could put limits on future high speed railroad projects. The bill relates to the...
Breaking: House committee to hear bill Wednesday that's BAD for high speed rail
May 16th, 2017
May 16, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
SENATE BILL 979 TO BE HEARD WEDNESDAY MORNING IN AUSTIN IN HOUSE LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. ROOM E2.026.
CALL YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE TO OPPOSE THIS JOB KILLING BILL. THAT IS BLATANTLY DISCRIMINATORY AGAINST A...
Rare mileage run for Amtrak fans in Texas through June 21
May 16th, 2017
May 16, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
It's been over half a century since a regularly scheduled passenger train passed through Tyler, Texas but that is about to change, at least for about a month.
Due to extensive track work on the...
Union Pacific chief says fix NAFTA, not scrap it
May 16th, 2017
May 16, 2017 - Trains Magazine -
CHICAGO — Union Pacific Railroad’s chairman and chief executive said he is hopeful that the Trump Administration will do what’s best for America’s railroads if and when negotiations are held to rework the controversial...
Study: public investment around DART Rail moving North Texas
May 16th, 2017
May 16, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
A new study looking at the economic impact of publicly funded projects near the light rail stations of Dallas Area Rapid Transit demonstrates what economists and private real estate developers have seen for nearly...