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Signatures submitted to Congressional representatives to save Amtrak job at Marshall
June 13th, 2018
June 13, 2018 - Marshall News-Messenger -
More than 500 signatures were put in the hands of representatives, representing federal and state elected officials, Monday, in efforts to help save the job of Marshall Amtrak station’s customer service representative/ticketing agent.
The job...
Texas freight rail lines are in good shape. Highways, not so much
June 9th, 2018
June 6, 2018 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram -
By Carlton Schwab -
Despite what some people may believe, it is not just a surging oil and gas industry that gave Texas the fastest growing economy in the United States in 2017. Thriving technology, manufacturing,...
Shameful! Dallas Union Station pulls the welcome mat for passengers and for parking
June 9th, 2018
June 9, 2018 - TRA Exclusive -
Rail passengers are denied access to Dallas Union Station after 5:30pm, according to a posted sign on the doors of the historic landmark. The station, owned by the city of Dallas and bound by...
Will Texas Central get the ultra-modern Alfa-X bullet train being developed?
June 9th, 2018
June 8, 2018 - asahi.com -
Next Shinkansen will not only be faster, safer, but save on power
Japan’s rail operators are on track to developing the next-generation Shinkansen that aim to break speed records, improve safety and are more energy efficient.
East...
KCS to transport diesel fuel to Mexico from new Corpus Christi terminal
June 9th, 2018
June 5, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Rangeland Energy III, LLC(“Rangeland”) has announced that operations commenced at its South Texas Energy Products System STEPS terminal in Corpus Christi on Monday, June 4. Rangeland also announced that in June the company will begin loading diesel...
Sherman-Denison MPO expresses need for better freight rail access
June 9th, 2018
June 7, 2018 - ttnews.com -
In Texas, Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Planning Organization officials expect to present the draft version of a regional freight corridor plan later this summer.
These efforts to map and outline the major freight networks across Texoma come as...
Attention Amtrak: you forgot that people in flyover country need service too
June 8th, 2018
June 8, 2018 - TRA commentary -
The executives at Amtrak have been on a tear to de-staff stations, primarily in the Midwest and West, without regard to the consequences of their actions that affect purchasing tickets or checking baggage and...
U.S. Senators say Amtrak's waffling on Southwest Chief funding is "fiscally irresponsible"
June 8th, 2018
June 8, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Three Congressional delegations that have supported the program to stabilize and improve the Southwest Chief route in CO, KS and NM have fired off an angry letter to Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson demanding to...
TRA and many others file letter of support for Texas Central with Surf Board
May 31st, 2018
Updated June 1, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Rail Advocates and Rail Passengers Association yesterday filed letters with the Surface Transportation Board supporting a Texas Central Railroad petition that would clear the way for STB to assume jurisdiction over the Texas high-speed rail...
Texas Central petitions STB to reopen case to grant interstate authority
May 7th, 2018
May 7, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Central has petitioned the Surface Transportation Board to reopen STB Docket 36025, which if approved, would give the builders of the bullet train project the authority to operate under broader federal law. Texas Central,...