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Hondo Railway to be acquired by short line operator Pinsly Railroad

August 28th, 2024
August 29, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Pinsly Railroad Company announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hondo Railway LLC, a short line railroad company in Hondo, Texas (Medina County), just west of San Antonio. The purchase is subject to regulatory...

BNSF and UP testing longer schedules for Texas Eagle and two other national network routes

August 16th, 2024
August 16, 2024 - trains.com -Nearly four years after new federal on-time performance standards went into effect, Amtrak is nearing agreements with BNSF Railway and Union Pacific for certification of disputed train schedules.Some 95% of Amtrak train schedules have been...

Hurricane Beryl halts freight and passenger rail activity along the Texas Gulf Coast

July 8th, 2024
Updated July 10, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Rail service is in a recovery mode following Hurricane Beryl's push through the Texas Gulf Coast. Union Pacific Railroad reports that "all impacted track segments, with the exception of the Galveston area, have been...

14 acre transload Texas Gulf Coast site acquired by Chemvest Holdings, served by BNSF and UP

June 17th, 2024
June 17, 2024 - Bluebonnetnews.com -Chemvest Holdings US Inc. has recently completed the acquisition of a 13.7-acre, rail-served site at Gulf Inland Logistics Park, a development overseen by Liberty Development Partners. This strategic move expands the company’s operations and enhances...

BNSF Railway Co. announces new CMO, several leadership moves

June 8th, 2024
June 4, 2024 - DallasInnovates.com - Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway Co. has announced several leadership moves, including the naming of Tom Williams, currently group vice president of consumer products, as executive vice president and chief marketing officer, effective Sept. 1. Williams...

BNSF Railway sues city of Gunter over 900-acre planned logistics center

June 3rd, 2024
June 3, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Some 50 miles north of Dallas, a scene will be playing out in the 15th District Court of Grayson County between the small town of Gunter and a Class 1 railroad that owns property...

Severe storms play havoc with freight and passenger rail operations in Texas

May 30th, 2024
May 30, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The steady drumbeat of severe storms in Texas this month affected both the movement of freight and passengers across the state. Severe storms from Houston to New Orleans earlier this month had Union Pacific Railroad...

BNSF-served customer on Texas petrochemical coast plans major expansion

May 17th, 2024
May 17, 2024 - TRA Newswire -A BNSF Railway customer in the Houston petrochemical region has announced a massive rail expansion.The Third Coast Pearland, Texas operation inside the plant's limits will accommodate increased demand for inbound and outbound rail movements. Third...

BNSF and CPChem collaborate on quicker railcar turnaround at Texas facility

March 23rd, 2024
March 23, 2024 - TRA Newswire -For several years, Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) and BNSF have worked closely on improving successful service and sustainability practices. That's how CPChem became one of the BNSF customers honored during their inaugural BNSF Sustainability Awards for making...

Did you see the longest wind turbine blade train traveling through Texas?

March 15th, 2024
March 15, 2024 - TRA Newswire -A recent shipment of wind turbine blades from a Colorado manufacturer to delivery at the Port of Brownsville, Texas broke an all-time record for a shipment by rail as it traveled through the state.From...

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