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Safety: barriers between light rail cars coming to DART platforms

February 7th, 2020
February 3, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will soon begin installing candlestick-type barriers on all 64 light rail station platforms to prevent injuries from occurring between vehicles. The new barriers alert visually impaired riders that the space...

DFW fringe cities spurring industrial rail park & developments

February 7th, 2020
February 4, 2020 - bisnow.com - Hillsboro Rail Park south of Dallas is booming. Heading into 2020, market analysts predicted less well-known cities on the periphery of Dallas-Fort Worth would emerge as industrial players. After all, Dallas-Fort Worth ranks No. 1 in industrial demand and supply, Cushman &...

DART to add new light rail station in Irving at $1 billion development

February 7th, 2020
January 30, 2020 - TRA Newswire - A contract for the construction of an additional rail stop on Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) Orange Line has been approved. The infill Hidden Ridge Station in Irving will be part of a $1...

Congressman Brady demands public hearing for high-speed rail

February 5th, 2020
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...

North Central Texas transit agencies to begin surveys to gauge demand, meet needs

February 5th, 2020
January 28, 2020 - Mass Transit Magazine - Beginning Feb. 3, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), McKinney Avenue Transit Authority (MATA) and Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will implement the first phase of a regionwide transit survey, which will ask passengers to...

Rail boss: Norma Torres celebrates 30 years with Brownsville & Rio Grande

February 3rd, 2020
January 18, 2020 - BrownsvilleHerald.com - If railroading wasn’t in Norma Torres’ blood before she went to work for the Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway 30 years ago, you can bet it is now. Torres, BRG president and chief operating officer,...

Q4 and 2019 revenues up at KCS, down at UP

February 3rd, 2020
January 23, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Kansas City Southern reported strong fourth quarter and full year 2019 results, driven by implementation of Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) principles while Union Pacific's revenue numbers fell in both the 4th quarter and for...

A subway in Austin? City leaders explore massive transit expansion

February 3rd, 2020
January 15, 2020 -KXAN.com - After months of speculation and rumors, officials Tuesday offered a glimpse at a massive transportation plan — which includes a downtown subway — aimed to usher in a new generation of transit for a growing city. At...

Train builder Stadler gets $112 million DART contract

February 3rd, 2020
January 10, 2020 - TRA Newswire - As part of Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) new Cotton Belt Regional Silver Line,  the transit agency awarded Stadler US Inc. a maintenance contract to maintain both the FLIRT vehicles it will be supplying...

Rail shippers say overpaid for surcharges - railroads claim its unfounded

January 17th, 2020
January 10, 2020 - TRA Newswire - 38 freight shippers claim that four Class 1 railroads unfairly overcharged them by adding fuel surcharges to their shipments and allegedly conspired to fix prices as far back as 2003.  That's according to a...

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