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Class 1's starting to get competitive in Texas markets, finally waking up to trucks, other RR's stealing share?
May 31st, 2023
May 31, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Union Pacific is the latest Class 1 railroad to announce faster, direct intermodal service from Texas to other key markets. UP announced Tuesday that it will provide a direct, quicker intermodal service from Port...
Austin Project Connect survives TX legislative session and proceeding with caution, new guidance
May 31st, 2023
May 31, 2023 - CBSAustin.com - A local multi-billion-dollar mass transit project is still on track despite efforts in the just-ended legislative session aimed at derailing it. Project Connect is moving forward with a slimmed-down initial plan to create a new light rail service connecting...
Sorry, Texas legislature says no increased funding for meaningful rail projects in 2024-25
May 29th, 2023
May 29, 2023 - TRA Austin -The massive Texas state budget, with billions of dollars in surplus taxpayer funds, came up short again for any meaningful passenger and freight rail projects in 2024-25 plans. These budget cycles continue to repeat...
TNW Corp., TrinityRail announce alliance to store 11,000+ cars; Hart named sales, marketing director
May 26th, 2023
May 26, 2023 - TRA Newswire - Two Dallas-based rail companies, TNW Corporation has teamed up with TrinityRail to expand rail service on the Texas North Western Railway (TXNW) line in Sunray, Texas. The short line located north of Amarillo is owned...
TxDOT Exec Director Williams to lead rail council; New Tx Transpo Commissioner joins
May 26th, 2023
May 26, 2023 - TRA Austin -Marc Williams to lead AASHTO Council on Rail TransportationTexas Department of Transportation Executive Director Marc D. Williams has been named Chair of the Council on Rail Transportation for the American Association of State Highway...
NTSB early report: Misaligned switch caused 2 UP trains to crash
May 26th, 2023
May 26, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a safety advisory following a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report on a crash involving two Union Pacific trains in Chico Texas, 45 miles north of Fort Worth.According to...
BNSF to run scheduled service from Port Houston to Fort Worth Alliance / Denver
May 16th, 2023
May 16, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Starting June 2, BNSF Railway will initiate regular intermodal service between the Port of Houston and both its massive Alliance facility, north of Fort Worth, and onward to Denver.The twice a week service from...
Railway maintenance company Loram breaks ground in Georgetown for Global Rail Campus
May 8th, 2023
May 8, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Loram Technologies, best known for their railway safety and maintenance vehicles seen working on railroads across the country, has broken ground on the south side of Georgetown, Texas for their Global Rail Campus headquarters.The...
Suit filed in fed court: Union Pacific wants a do-over in the recent CPKC merger
May 7th, 2023
May 7, 2023 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific is not happy with the recent Surface Transportation Board decision that allowed the merger of Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) into the new CPKC. UP has filed suit in...
Texas Central CEO grilled by Texas lawmakers, bill to advance from House Transportation Committee
May 6th, 2023
May 6, 2023 - TRA Austin - Over the objections of Texas Central Railway CEO Michael Bui, House Bill 2357 was passed out of the Texas House Transportation Committee this week and sent to Calendars, the next step before being...