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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

November 22. 2019 - TRA Newswire - Texas Central Railway has announced another major achievement in their progress to bring high-speed trains to Texas with industry giant Kiewit's involvement. Kiewit’s subsidiary, Mass. Electric, has signed an early works agreement to prepare for...

November 15, 2019 - RailPassengers.com - The House Rail & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Rail held a hearing the Amtrak reauthorization on November 13, examining current-day challenges and future opportunities for passenger rail in the U.S. Rail Passengers Association President Jim Mathews...

November 15, 2019 - BeaumontEnterprise.com - The Port of Beaumont will now be able to secure three vital infrastructure projects to maintain and expand its operations thanks to an $18 million federal grant. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Transportation, which awarded...