December 10, 2019 - TRA Newswire- In 1872, the International Railroad and the Houston and Great Northern Railroad met in the East Texas town of Palestine, Texas and merged the following year into the International and Great Northern Railroad (IGN).  An...

December 6, 2019 - forbes.com - Michael Goldstein - Can America’s long-neglected railroads provide a viable alternative for passenger travel, as congestion and climate concerns increasingly affect ground and air transportation? There are reasons for optimism, as perpetually put-upon Amtrak recently posted...

November 9, 2019 - today.tamu.edu - The funeral train that carried President George H.W. Bush last December to his final resting place on the Texas A&M campus will be put on permanent display on the grounds of his presidential library. Union Pacific 4141, painted...

November 1, 2019 - TheRivardReport.com - While a San Antonio-to-Austin rail line remains an unrealized dream, a high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas is much closer to connecting the state’s two largest cities. The 240-mile route would take riders from Houston...

October 15, 2019 - RailwayAge.com - R. J. Corman Switching Company, LLC was awarded a contract to be the switching and transloading provider for the 137-acre multi-modal Hempstead Logistics Park owned by McAlister Assets and operated by RCR Rail Co. The...

September 22, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train in the United States. With the most rail mileage of any state, railroads in Texas have a special reason to spread the...

Updated October 2, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Steam loco run will be "Great Race Across the Southwest' this fall. The world's largest steam locomotive, Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, will embark on a third and final tour celebrating the 150th...

August 3, 2019 - TRA Newswire - The story of George H.W. Bush's funeral train "Uniting America: The President's Final Journey" will have its first airing Sunday, Aug. 11 at 7:30 a.m. Central on Discovery. Led by Union Pacific's special George...

July 25, 2019 - chron.com - Union Pacific (UP) is hanging out their Open for Business sign. The rail giant’s recent initiative called “Rail Within Reach” is extending the stretch of rail to new customers across the country including Dayton and...

July 23, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific implemented Positive Train Control (PTC) on 1,081 route miles in the second quarter of 2019, bringing required PTC-operated route miles to 14,678 or 86 percent. Implementation efforts continue to ensure PTC interoperability with...