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Tx Supreme Court upholds Texas Central RR eminent domain rights
June 18th, 2021
June 18, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
The Texas Supreme Court today rejected the action presented by a landowner against Texas Central Railways' right to use eminent domain.
This decision firmly establishes that Texas Central is both a railroad per Texas law...
Texas Central signs $16 billion construction contract with Webuild for high-speed rail
June 15th, 2021
June 15, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Carlos Aguilar, President and CEO of Texas Central Railway, confirmed to Texas Rail Advocates today that the railroad has signed a $16 billion construction contract with Webuild of Italy and their U.S. partner Lane...
Congressional hearing on high-speed rail draws odd comments from rural Texas Republican County Judge
May 8th, 2021
Updated May 8, 2021 - TRA Newswire / Rail Passengers Association -
A U.S. House hearing on high-speed rail Thursday provided evidence that Congress is finally getting serious about a federal high-speed rail program. Spearheaded by a younger generation of elected...
Texas Central signs $1.6 billion contract for high-speed rail electrification
May 3rd, 2021
May 3, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Central Railroad has signed a $1.6 billion contract with Kiewit Infrastructure South and affiliate Mass. Electric Construction to install the core electrical systems for the high speed rail line to be built between...
Texas anti high-speed train rural counties file suit against USDOT
April 15th, 2021
April 14, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
In what seems like a never ending chain of lawsuits against a high-speed rail line, rural counties and landowners between Dallas and Houston are at it again. Texas Central Railroad, the private company in...
CALLING ALL TEXAS PASSENGERS: ACTION NEEDED!
April 4th, 2021
April 4, 2021 - TRA CALL TO ACTION -
With thanks to our friends at DC-based Rail Passengers Association for alerting their members in Texas and all Texas Rail Advocates followers.
Two state representatives in Texas introduced a bill that seeks to...
Texas Central's Aguilar: We can put electricity BACK into the state grid
March 30th, 2021
March 30, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Central President and CEO Carlos Aguilar, appearing on an online high-speed rail presentation by Rail Passengers Association, indicated that when their trains run between Dallas and Houston they can actually add energy back into...
Presentations for 2021 Southwestern Rail Conference now posted
February 11th, 2021
February 11, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Presentations from this years Southwestern Rail Conference are now available to view through this link: texasrailadvocates.org/swrc21.
From the industry, advocacy and political spectrum the entire 8 hour day of informational presentations are now available to...
JR Tokai pins hope on Biden to push high-speed rail plan in Texas
December 6th, 2020
December 7, 2020 - asahi.com -
A long-delayed high-speed rail project using Japanese technology in Texas has finally cleared a major hurdle and could receive a further push by the upcoming change in the White House.
The U.S. federal government recently completed...
Texas Central CEO: Joe Biden supports Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project
November 12th, 2020
November 12, 2020 - Dallas Business Journal - Evan Hoopfer -
When developing a project as complex as a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, it's beneficial to have backers in high places.
Carlos Aguilar, CEO of Dallas-based Texas Central developing...