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Capital Metro approves president/CEO contract, new leader starts March 7

January 29th, 2018
January 29, 2018 - CommunityImpact. com - The new leader of the Capital Metro transit agency starts the job March 7, just in time for one of the city’s largest events, the South by Southwest Conference & Festivals on March 9-18. Capital Metro’s board...

Amtrak to conduct study on expanding passenger rail service from Fort Worth to Wichita, Newton KS

January 29th, 2018
January 29, 2018 - KMUW.og - Amtrak is moving ahead on a feasibility study regarding the possible extension of the Heartland Flyer route. The Kansas Department of Transportation made the announcement late Friday in a statement released by the city of Wichita. If the route...

Texas Central unveils high-speed passenger station in Dallas

January 29th, 2018
January 29, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Maps, renderings show terminal near convention center in Cedars neighborhood Bullet train project seen as catalyst for economic growth, new jobs and development Station expected to increase property values, generate more local tax...

Union Pacific Brazos Yard construction underway, largest facility capital investment in company history

January 25th, 2018
January 25, 2018 -  TRA Newswire - UP also reports good 4th quarter results - Union Pacific Railroad has begun construction on its Brazos Yard in Robertson County, Texas. The $550 million rail yard represents the largest capital investment in a single...

Do you want to see the Texas Bullet Train be successful?

January 25th, 2018
January 25, 2018 - TRA Newswire - A Special Request for Texas Rail Advocates followers: The private company that is building the high speed railroad between Dallas and Houston must get final approval from the Federal Railroad Administration before the first shovel...

Southwestern Rail Conference brings together public and private sector

January 21st, 2018
January 21, 2018 - TRA Newswire - The 14th annual Southwestern Rail Conference that just concluded Friday zeroed in on key rail projects that are either soon to start or waiting to be kick-started. "We've never seen so many passenger rail oriented...

US Commerce Dept gives NETEX 1.5M for rail terminal in Mount Vernon TX

January 21st, 2018
January 21, 2018 - Texarkana Gazette - The U.S. Department of Commerce announced last Thursday it would pledge $1.5 million to the city of Mount Vernon, Texas, toward railroad improvements to support business development and expansion in Northeast Texas and Southwest...

Houston-based company plans to invest $40 million in Kingfisher OK rail project

January 15th, 2018
January 11, 2017 - KGOU.com - A Houston-based company is planning to invest up to $40 million in a rail spur and transportation loading center near Kingfisher. Sarah Terry-Cobo writes in the Journal Record that the development, by Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, will help...

Florida's Brightline rail service starts: eyeing Texas corridor next?

January 15th, 2018
January 13, 2017 - TCPalm.com - Even as South Florida service gets underway Saturday, officials are exploring other parts of the country, such as Georgia, North Carolina and Texas, said Wes Edens, co-founder of Fortress Investment Group, Brightline's parent company "Our vision...

Texas Rail Advocates embarks on "Empower 35" passenger rail coalition

January 8th, 2018
January 8, 2018 - TRA Newswire - The countdown clock is running. It's now only 4 Years and 10 months until the recently released Federal Railroad Administration's Service Level EIS for passenger rail service along or near the I-35 corridor from Oklahoma to South...

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