November 30, 2018 - Dallas Morning News - North Texas' unsuccessful flirtation with digital sales giant Amazon told us something we already knew: Public transit is going to be a must-have to compete for many big employers. The properties Amazon seriously considered...

November 21, 2018 - TRA Newswire / Rail Passengers Association - Brightline and Virgin Group will form a strategic partnership in an effort to continue to grow privately funded intercity passenger rail. The partnership will allow Brightline to leverage Virgin's industry-leading expertise...

November 20, 2018 - TRA Newswire - WASHINGTON – Continuing financial improvements in recent years, Amtrak again posted record revenue and earnings for its fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, 2018. Strong management and improved product delivery and customer service led the company to its best operating performance...

November 20, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific continues to make significant progress implementing positive train control (PTC). The company will meet all required deadlines for installing PTC on its network. As allowed by federal law, Union Pacific will continue...

November 11, 2018 - riograndeguardian.com - WESLACO, RGV – State Rep. Armando Martinez says he is building support for legislation that could lead to light rail coming to the Rio Grande Valley. The Weslaco Democrat’s bill, setting up a regional transit authority,...

November 15, 2018 - pnj.com - Railroad giant CSX plans to sell 373 miles of track between Pensacola and Jacksonville to Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railroad, a subsidiary of Boca Raton-based Rail USA. The deal was made public as part of a filing with...

November 18, 2018 - Traffic congestion in our Texas cities gets a little bit worse every year. Should cities like Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio charge MORE for street and garage parking in the urban core and use the upcharge...

A Texas Rail Advocates Call To Action - Only 1% of state transportation funding is spent on railroads, maritime movements and ports, aviation, bikeway and pathways, rural bus systems, urban and regional transportation systems, mobility challenged Texans and all other modes...

November 8, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that its 18th annual Holiday Express will distribute a total of $171,756 in gift cards to The Salvation Army at stops along the route.  The gift...

November 6, 2018 - RailwayAge.com - The uptick in rail freight meant higher third quarter revenues but also higher expenses in the third quarter at BNSF Railway. Operating expenses grew 20% to $4.04 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, while revenue...