November 24, 2024 - TRA Newswire -It's deja vu at the state capitol as anti high-speed rail bills are filed in advance of the start of the 2025 legislative session in mid-January.Two bills for the 2025 session have been filed...

November 25, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Right on the heels of Texas Representative John Bucy III's pre-filed bill that would bring high-speed rail to the I-35 travel corridor, State Senator Sarah Eckhardt (D) Austin,  filed Senate Bill 424 as a...

November 13, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Fort Worth-based Rio Grande Pacific Corporation (RGPC) may be interested in providing passenger rail service in a Colorado corridor, following its withdrawl from a Utah freight rail project. Rio Grande Pacific still holds a lease...

November 12, 2024 - nbcdfw.com - 'Dallas Councilmembers Willis and Bazaldua talked about economic development and high-speed rail potential while aboard a Japanese bullet train.A delegation of Dallas city leaders returned to North Texas late Tuesday from a week-long, taxpayer-financed...

November 13, 2024 - TRA Newswire -On the first day that you could file bills for the uncoming Texas legislative session, Williamson County State Representative John Bucy III got a head start on the usual blitz of bills that occur.One...

November 11, 2024 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -BNSF Railway Co. reported its total revenue in third-quarter 2024 rose 1% to $5.9 billion while net income climbed 13% to $1.4 billion compared to revenue and net income in third-quarter 2023. Average revenue per car/unit in...

November 11, 2024 - TRA Newswire - As Volkswagen (VW) celebrates the opening of its new vehicle processing center in Freeport, Texas, Union Pacific Railroad is poised for growth as the automaker’s rail partner of choice. Union Pacific will help VW...

October 29, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Seven short line railroads that operate in Texas will be receiving up to $140 million in federal railroad grants that will help with track and bridge upgrades, along with other infrastructure improvements, it was...

October 25, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Third quarter net income at Union Pacific rose from $1.5 billion in 2023 to $1.7 billion in the period just ended this year.Operating revenue of $6.1 billion grew 3% driven by increased volume and...

October 24, 2024 - TRA Newswire -In partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the City of Fort Worth and the City of Haslet, the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) and Hillwood, a Perot Company, $80 million...