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GE Transportation-Fort Worth gets 200 locomotive order
December 26th, 2017
December 26, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
The future of GE Transportation's Fort Worth plant got a little brighter this week with the announcement that CN, the Canadian National Railway Company, placed an order for 200 new locomotives over the next...
Three things must happen before North Texans can get TEX Rail commuter trains
November 25th, 2017
November 24, 2017 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Gordon Dickson -
If all goes according to plan, a year from now the long-awaited TEX Rail commuter train service will make its maiden voyage from downtown Fort Worth to Grapevine and Dallas-Fort...
Dallas & Fort Worth move toward high speed rail connection
November 25th, 2017
November 13, 2017 - Dallas Morning News -
Dallas and Fort Worth officials are moving forward on plans to create a separate entity to manage a potential high-speed connection between the two cities.
The Dallas City Council's Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure & Sustainability Committee gave...
Take a sneak peek at TEXRail trains that will carry riders in Fort Worth next year
October 18th, 2017
October 16, 2017 - Fort Worth Star Telegram - BY Gordon Dickson -
One of the first TEX Rail cars off the assembly line was publicly unveiled last week during a transit exposition in Atlanta — and Fort Worth officials say...
TEXRail's first new railcar to be shown at Atlanta transpo expo
October 1st, 2017
October 1, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Attendees at the American Public Transportation Association's Expo in Atlanta will get the first look at TEXRail's self-propelled rail car this month.
The first Stadler "Flirt" Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) rolled out of the plant...
First Stadler FLIRT complete for TEXRail commuter line
August 8th, 2017
August 7, 2017 - GlobalAirRailNews.com -
Stadler has announced that the first FLIRT for the future TEXRail commuter line has been completed.
In 2015, Fort Worth Transportation Authority signed a $100 million contract with the rolling stock manufacturer for eight FLIRT diesel-electric...
GE Fort Worth locomotive plant could recall up to 225 laid off
July 31st, 2017
July 27, 2017 - Dallas Business Journal -
Boston-based General Electric (NYSE: GE) could recall 225 workers to its Fort Worth locomotive manufacturing facility six months after laying off more than 200, GE Transportation Chief Executive Officer Jamie Miller told Bloomberg.
This comes in wake of the...
Fort Worth takes big step towards high-speed rail link with Dallas
May 9th, 2017
May 9, 2017 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram -
BY SANDRA BAKER -
As state lawmakers in Austin debate measures that could kill plans for high-speed trains between downtown Dallas and Houston, the Fort Worth City Council is moving forward with plans to...
Locomotive order slowdown: GE Fort Worth to lay off 250 workers
February 6th, 2017
February 6, 2017 - Fort Worth Star Telegram -
Citing a slump in freight rail shipping, GE Manufacturing Solutions has begun laying off about one-third of its workforce at its locomotive plant in north Fort Worth, just west of the Texas Motor...
Rail meeting held September 10 in Fort Worth
September 3rd, 2016
National Association of Railroad Passengers hosts regional meeting -
Updates on Texas rail projects
September 3, 2016 - TRA Newswire -
National Association of Railroad Passengers Division Leader Bruce Ashton is inviting NARP members in North Texas to hear updates about rail projects...