January 4, 2022 - Union Pacific Insights - By Andrew Brady, General Director/External Affairs - In a time when it seems like Washington can’t get even the smallest things done, one big win in 2021 for Union Pacific was the passage of...

December 21, 2021 - Robert J Leilich - Editor's note: to put this in context, Congressmen Kevin Brady (TX-08), Jake Ellzey (TX-06) and Michael McCaul (TX-10) sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg expressing their continuing opposition to Texas Central...

February 26, 2020 - TRA Newswire - As Texas Central Railway awaits the outcome of a federal review to start construction of the 240-mile long high speed rail line between Houston and Dallas, protests from landowners and one Houston area Congressman...

January 29, 2020 -  Itemonline.com - A high-speed train between Dallas and Houston could be breaking ground this year. However, one local congressman is wanting to tap the breaks on the project, as Texas Central Railroad works to obtain eminent domain power...

August 20, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Traffic has dwindled on the Central Texas & Colorado River Railway line so short line operator OmniTRAX has called it quits. The 68 mile long line operated from the central Texas town of Lometa,...

November 3, 2016 - TRA Newswire - Congressman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) toured the WATCO Companies extensive freight rail operations at Greens Point in Houston this week and heard how the Short Line Tax Credit is important to smaller railroads that serve...

August 3, 2016 - TRA Newswire An old short line railroad in Texas is purchased and rebranded as Central Texas & Colorado River Railway LLC  and began local service this week. Formerly known as the Heart of Texas Railroad, it was purchased from Texas investors earlier...

June 6, 2016 - TRA Newswire UPDATE CORRECTION: In the original story, Congressman Jeb Hensarling was mis-identified as opposing Texas Central's high speed rail plan. We apologize for the error. Congressman Joe Barton of a nearby district had filed a comment...