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BNSF & Hobby Lobby open transfer facility in OKC, would take up to 40,000 trucks off Texas roads

February 5th, 2026
February 5, 2026 - TRA Newswire -BNSF Railway and Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. gathered in Oklahoma City to celebrate the opening of the Class I railroad’s new intermodal facility. Oklahoma Department of Transportation Executive Director Tim Gatz, Oklahoma City mayor...

Union Pacific signs $1.2B loco upgrade agreement with Wabtec, largest ever in U.S. rail history

February 4th, 2026
February 4, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Union Pacific has signed what they describe as a "landmark agreement" with locomotive manufacturer Wabtec Corporation totaling $1.2 billion.Wabtec will modernize Union Pacific’s fleet of AC4400 locomotives. This agreement represents the largest locomotive modernization investment...

North Texas transit advocates say the public wants DART, no withdrawal election needed

February 4th, 2026
February 4, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Members of Dallas Area Transit Alliance (DATA), a grass roots organization, went to a public meeting in the city of Addison last week and witnessed more than 30 speakers who came in despite weather...

CPKC finishes 2025 on a high note, thanks to "PSR" Precision Scheduled Railroading

February 2nd, 2026
February 3, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Canadian Pacific Kansas City, one of the "Big 3" railroads that operates in Texas, reported that full year 2025 revenue increased 4% and net income rose 11.4%. Calgary, Canada based CPKC finished last year...

Texas House Transportation Funding Chair Canales calls for expanding freight and passenger rail

January 30th, 2026
January 30, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Texas State Representative Terry Canales, who serves as Chair of the House Committee on Transportation Funding, called for state lawmakers to make investments to move more people and goods by rail. Canales remarks were made...

Valley advocacy group has plans for future passenger rail connections in Texas

January 30th, 2026
January 30, 2026 - TRA Newswire -How to connect the growing Rio Grande Valley into future intercity passenger rail corridors was the aim of the RGV International Rail Conference held in Mission, Texas this week.Former Mission Mayor Dr. Armando Ocana,...

Finance roundup: Union Pacific income up in 4th quarter; BNSF to spend $3.6 billion in 2026

January 27th, 2026
January 27, 2026-TRA Newswire -Union Pacific: Good 4th Quarter / Good Overall 2025Union Pacific Railroad announced that net income was up 5% in the 4th quarter of 2025 as CEO Jim Vena announced  "We had a record-breaking year and delivered best-ever...

16-acre transit oriented development planned at DART's SMU/Mockingbird Station

January 25th, 2026
January 25, 2026 - TRA Newswire -A 16-acre, master-planned transit-oriented development (TOD) at Dallas Area Rapid Transit's SMU/Mockingbird Station will feature apartments, a hotel, office space, and underground parking for DART customersDART and Trammell Crow Company have celebrated the groundbreaking...

Big Bend region international rail bridge could reopen this summer after shut down for close to 20 years

January 24th, 2026
January 24, 2026 - TRA Newswire -There are only seven international rail crossings along the U.S./Mexico border to handle all the freight traffic between the two nations at present. That is expected to change later this year when an 8th...

Short line railroad holding company G&W has 44 industrial projects underway nationwide, including in Texas

January 23rd, 2026
January 23, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), a short line railroad holding company,  has announced its latest industrial development results – with 44 projects accounting for more than $1 billion in customer investments in 16 states,...