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Q&A: Why Texas Central needs Federal Approval to build a high speed rail line

May 5th, 2016
To clear the air of misinformation being circulated by rural Texans trying to kill a high speed rail project between Dallas and Houston we asked Texas Central to clarify why they need approval from the Surface Transportation Board  (STB) in...

FRA scoping report on Texas Central high speed rail project now one year old

May 1st, 2016
May 1, 2016 - TRA Newswire The Federal Railroad Administration issued it's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Scoping Report on the high speed passenger rail project between Dallas and Houston at this time last year.  You might want to brush up on...

FRA requests proposals for high speed rail projects - but there's a catch, of course

March 16th, 2016
March 16, 2016 - TRA Newswire The Federal Railroad Administration is asking for interested parties to submit Requests for Proposals (RFP) for high speed rail projects around the country, including potential for fast trains that would traverse the South Central High Speed Rail...

Friend of TRA: Former FRA Admin Gil Carmichael dies at 88

February 1st, 2016
February 1, 2016 - TRA Newswire MERIDIAN — A friend of Texas Rail Advocates, Gil Carmichael, died of a heart attack Sunday at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi. He was 88. From 1989 to 1993, Carmichael served in the...

BNSF, Union Pacific say 'meltdown' in nation's rail grid is looming

September 20th, 2015
Railroad shutdown imminent as safety deadline approaches, industry warns KETV-Omaha / TRA  / September 10, 2015   OMAHA, Neb. —A looming deadline for implementation of new railroad safety standards could cause rail networks across the United States to come to a standstill, including...

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