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Mexican steel company to open U.S. plant at Houston area rail-served logistics park

March 7th, 2026
March 7, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Serviacero USA has purchased a rail-served site at Gulf Inland Logistics Park in Dayton Texas, where it will establish its first U.S. steel products manufacturing operation."We’re pleased to welcome Serviacero USA to our growing community...

Slow but steady progress on plan for DFW-Atlanta I-20 passenger rail service; ridership explosion on Mobile-NOL trains

March 6th, 2026
March 6, 2026 - TRA Newswire -At a meeting of the Southern Rail Commission (SRC) it was announced that progress is being made on future plans to start passenger rail service between Dallas-Fort Worth, East Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama...

It's going to get quiet in Waco, on purpose. Quiet Zone crossing construction starts this month

March 2nd, 2026
March 2, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Customers at hotels in downtown Waco will be able to get rid of their earplugs in the future when a series of 10 grade crossings will be turned into Quiet Zones. Train horns in...

Texas Transportation Commission awards 5 rail crossing grants for $160 miilion in new program

February 26th, 2026
February 26, 2026 - TRA Newswire, Austin - (updated March 1, 2026)The Texas Transportation Commission today awarded the first five state grants for rail crossing separation projects from a new state rail fund, totaling $ 160.4 million. Texas Department of Transportation...

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...

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...

STB throws UP-NS merger back for more data; UP's Vena says merger is good for nationwide commerce

January 18th, 2026
January 18, 2026 - TRA Newswire -The Surface Transportation Board turned back Union Pacific’s application to acquire Norfolk Southern this past Friday. The Board didn’t say the transaction is good or bad, pro-competitive or anti-competitive. What it did say, very clearly, is...

One year after a deadly train wreck, a West Texas town awaits state help to avoid more tragedy

December 21st, 2025
December 18, 2025 - TexasTribune.org - As oil and gas industry traffic continues to speed through Pecos, TxDOT said it is working to find $194 million to build an alternative route away from the heart of the city.PECOS — For Joe...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern file with SurfBoard to combine railroads; opposition looms

December 21st, 2025
December 21, 2025 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) Friday filed an application with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) requesting approval to combine the two railroads. The companies entered into a merger agreement on...

Another business rail park announced: it's UP's turn outside of Houston

December 18th, 2025
December 18, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Union Pacific Railroad has announced plans to develop the Mainline Texas Industrial Park, a master-planned, 2,000-acre industrial development just outside Houston at Rosenberg, in pro-business Fort Bend County. The announcement makes this the Gulf Coast's...

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