July 25, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Record revenues of $714 million, an increase of 5% from prior year on flat volumes Operating income of $208 million. Record adjusted operating income of $259 million, excluding restructuring charges related to Precision...

July 23, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific implemented Positive Train Control (PTC) on 1,081 route miles in the second quarter of 2019, bringing required PTC-operated route miles to 14,678 or 86 percent. Implementation efforts continue to ensure PTC interoperability with...

July 13, 2019 - Geoff Carleton - Houston Chronicle - A “boondoggle” and a “Texas-sized mess of a highway plan” is how one national headline recently described the proposal to spend more than $7 billion in public dollars to rebuild and realign...

July 19, 2019 - Opinion - Charles Florio - I live in Longview Texas about 25 miles east of Tyler and 120 miles east of Dallas. Longview and Tyler (Mineola) are about 100,000 population each. My wife and I travel on...

July 18, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific's Unified Plan 2020 produced another record quarter in earnings, operating income and an improved operating ratio. UP today reported 2019 second quarter net income of $1.6 billion or $2.22 per share. That is...

July 16, 2019 - TRA Newswire - The Rail Division of the Texas Department of Transportation now has its first Deputy Director. He is Colt Amberg, a 6 year veteran of TxDOT who previously served as Project Development Manager. Amberg managed the...

July 11, 2019 - mrt.com - MMEX Resources continues to advance its plans for a crude oil refinery complex near Fort Stockton in Pecos County. The company has just announced the completion of agreements to sell all of the refined products that...

July 11, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - The Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) board announced yesterday it will advance an agreement with the city of Dallas to consolidate existing contracts and establish responsibilities for maintaining and operating the Dallas Streetcar. Under the agreement, the...

July 9, 2019 - al.com - A “positive” resolution addressing passenger rail service’s return to the Gulf Coast was approved Tuesday by the Mobile, Alabama City Council. The vote came four days before representatives with the Southern Rail Commission are scheduled to...

July 10, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) has awarded $175,000 in grant funds to 10 rail transit agencies in eight states to increase rail transit safety public awareness and implement safety education projects and campaigns. Two Texas...