NARP / TRA Newswire We're presenting several views of how the FAST ACT will impact freight and passenger rail, not only in Texas but nationally. The National Association of Railroad Passengers went through the passenger rail title to analyze all the promising...

January 7, 2016 - TWC News AUSTIN--Four cities and a community college have bought into the region's next mass transit plan. Lone Star Rail could connect to every city between San Antonio and Georgetown, cutting hours out of some people's commutes. The...

January 5, 2016 - Houston Business Journal A Houston-based developer closed a major industrial land deal in Baytown and plans to start building on a spec basis. Houston's Clay Development & Construction Inc. bought 79.57 acres in Cedar Port Industrial Park on...

January 6, 2016 - BNSF Posted to the BNSF website, the railway company indicated that it's network is in its best condition ever following 2015's record $6 billion in capital investment across the lines. In the past year BNSF double-tracked more than...

January 4, 2016 - So how is one of the three Class 1 railroads that serves Texas fairing? Some good events and some challenges according to KCS CEO David L. Starling and President Patrick J. Ottensmeyer. The KCS Railway website posted...

December 27, 2015 - Fred Frailey blogs for Trains Magazine When I put out the call for your ideas on who should lead Amtrak after Joe Boardman’s retirement next September, you made me proud. Lots of good responses. But one in...

December 29, 2015 - Progressive Railroading / TRA Newswire The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is seeking public comment on two decisions it issued yesterday involving passenger train on-time performance and preference issues. The board issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that defines...

December 29, 2015 - Railway Age The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) and representatives from Union Pacific, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Amtrak, Fort Worth & Western Railroad (FW&W) and Regional Rail Right-of-Way Co. on Dec. 28, 2015 signed a...

December 28, 2015 - TRA Newswire At dawn on Dec. 26, 2015, the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, a brand new 18,000-TEU container ship, arrived at the Port of Los Angeles. It's the largest container ship ever to visit a U.S. port....

December 28, 2015 - TRA Newswire BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced Austin Western Railroad (AWRR) as its 2015 Shortline Railroad of the Year during BNSF’s annual Shortline Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. AWRR, which is operated by Watco Companies of Pittsburg,...