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Texas Bullet Train Project Reaches Key Milestones With Landowners
February 7th, 2017
February 7, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Central, developers of the state’s first high-speed train, announced today that it has marked a significant milestone in its land option program, the result of collaborative and ongoing engagements with property owners and stakeholders...
Fed regulators slow down Texas bullet train start date
February 6th, 2017
February 6, 2017 - HoustonPress.com
The highly anticipated and controversial Houston-to-Dallas bullet train line has been delayed once again.
Yep, that's right. Texas Central Partners, the private company that plans to construct a high-speed rail line that will zip passengers between Houston...
Locomotive order slowdown: GE Fort Worth to lay off 250 workers
February 6th, 2017
February 6, 2017 - Fort Worth Star Telegram -
Citing a slump in freight rail shipping, GE Manufacturing Solutions has begun laying off about one-third of its workforce at its locomotive plant in north Fort Worth, just west of the Texas Motor...
TRA President responds to TX Representative Cook's comments on bullet train project
February 5th, 2017
February 4, 2017 -
The following guest column from Texas State Representative Byron Cook appeared in several local newspapers between Dallas and Houston, criticizing the high speed train project. His column appears first followed by Texas Rail Advocates President Peter LeCody's...
Private sector Texas Central bullet train highlighted on Fox Business
February 2nd, 2017
January 31, 2017 - FoxBusiness.com
Texas Central, the private company that is building a high speed rail line between Dallas and Houston was highlighted as one of two important infrastructure projects on the Fox Business Channel's Varney & Company.
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/5305020503001/?#sp=show-clips
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Cuellar holds meeting on passenger rail service between U.S. and Mexico
February 2nd, 2017
January 29, 2017 - riograndeguardian.com
LAREDO, Texas — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar is continuing his efforts to get a high-speed rail service between South Texas and Monterrey.
Last week, the Laredo congressman hosted a two-day international meeting with the Federal Railroad Administration,...
Japan's pension megafund to invest in US infrastructure / TX bullet trains
February 2nd, 2017
February 2, 2017 - asia.nekkei.com
TOKYO -- Infrastructure investments in the U.S. by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund will feature heavily in the economic cooperation package to be discussed at next week's summit in Washington between the two countries' leaders.
The goal...
Treangen named President of Texas Short Line / Regional RR Association
February 2nd, 2017
February 2, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
(Dallas) - Paul Treangen, CEO of TNW Corporation, has been elected President of the Texas Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (TSLRRA). Treangen, who assumed office in January 2017, will serve a two-year term, with...
KCS to Spend $25 Million in Upgrades to Beaumont Subdivision
January 31st, 2017
January 31, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that its subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), is investing approximately $25 million in 2017 on construction and improvement projects on its Beaumont Subdivision....
Union Pacific Employees Achieve Safest Year in Company History
January 30th, 2017
January 30, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Omaha, Nebraska - Union Pacific achieved its best annual employee-safety rate in 2016, marking the safest year in its 154-year history. The employee reported injury rate is measured by injuries for every 200,000 employee hours...