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Rail re-regulation proposals: a road map

December 11th, 2019
December 4, 2019 - GoRail.com / Betsy Cantwell - Washington, DC — A little-know government regulator could bring sweeping changes for the freight rail industry—changes that undermine the efficient nationwide rail network relied on by consumers and businesses in communities across America....

Union Pacific sues East Texas town over century old jobs agreement

December 10th, 2019
December 10, 2019 - TRA Newswire- In 1872, the International Railroad and the Houston and Great Northern Railroad met in the East Texas town of Palestine, Texas and merged the following year into the International and Great Northern Railroad (IGN).  An...

House Transpo Chair Canales says RGV should form coalition that includes rail

December 9th, 2019
December 8, 2019 - riograndguardian.com - EDINBURG, RGV – The chairman of the Texas House Committee on Transportation says cities in the Rio Grande Valley should form a coalition to ensure their voices are heard as a new border transportation master...

Is US passenger rail a thing of the past—or the future?

December 9th, 2019
December 6, 2019 - forbes.com - Michael Goldstein - Can America’s long-neglected railroads provide a viable alternative for passenger travel, as congestion and climate concerns increasingly affect ground and air transportation? There are reasons for optimism, as perpetually put-upon Amtrak recently posted...

CP and KCS Railway part of plan to ship "safer" Canadian oil product

December 9th, 2019
December 9, 2019 - TRA Newswire / NaturalGasIntel.com - Canadian Pacific and KCS Railway will be moving a new crude-oil product from Canada to a terminal to be built at Port Arthur, it was announced this past week. Five Canadian and American...

New Texas-Mexico rail system could change Oklahoma trade industry

November 30th, 2019
November 21, 2019 - news9.com - PRESIDIO, Texas - Many traded goods that end up in Oklahoma cross the Mexican border in Texas by automobile. At the Presidio, Texas, port of entry, all of that is about to change with a new rail...

San Antonio must make up for 1977 mistake by properly funding public transit

November 30th, 2019
November 27, 2019 - San Antonio Express-News - Gilbert Garcia - Not to revel in the glories of “Saturday Night Fever,” the Sex Pistols or Reggie Jackson’s three homers in Game 6 of the World Series. Saldaña would try to convince city...

Wonderland Train from Longview to Marshall sells out within days

November 30th, 2019
November 28, 2019 - news-journal.com - If there was a question about whether Longview’s new Wonderland Train was a good idea, ticket sales quickly answered that question. The Longview Convention and Visitors Bureau rolled out the new holiday event at the beginning...

How Japanese bullet trains changed the world of rail travel

November 30th, 2019
November 29, 2019 - dhakatribune.com - Not a single passenger has ever been killed or injured on the Shinkansen network over its 55-year history October of 1964 marked the age of Japan's bullet train era, as Tokyo saw a sleek blue trail...

Texas House sets Interim Charges: Zero hearings for rail, again

November 26th, 2019
November 26, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Speaker of the Texas House Dennis Bonnen has announced the Interim Charges for House Committees, ahead of the 2021 legislative session.  Rail has been excluded from upcoming hearings, again. A letter signed by 20...

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