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Smith County Commissioners show support for proposed I-20 railway project

April 21st, 2022
April 19, 2022 - Tylerpaper.com - Smith County Commissioners agreed to support a proposed Interstate 20 corridor passenger railway route that would extend between major metroplexes.This proposed Amtrak passenger railway would travel between the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex to Atlanta, Georgia.“What’s...

UP's 1st quarter: Revenue & income up despite service issues

April 21st, 2022
April 21, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Union Pacific Corporation reported 2022 first quarter net income of $1.6 billion, or $2.57 per diluted share. This compares to 2021 first quarter net income of $1.3 billion, or $2.00 per diluted share.“Union Pacific...

Southwestern Rail Conference Video: House Transportation Chair Canales "do more for rail industry"

April 20th, 2022
April 20, 2022 - TRA Newswire -At the April 1st Southwestern Rail Conference, Chairman Terry Canales said that "with the state's population set to almost double by 2050 rail is going to become increasingly important for the movement of freight...

Amtrak runs inspection train ahead of Baton Rouge/New Orleans service startup

April 20th, 2022
April 20, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Executives of Amtrak, Canadian Pacific and KCS along with federal, Louisiana state and local officials took an inspection tour of the Kansas City Southern Railway line between Baton Rouge and New Orleans today, in...

Analysis/Opinion: Texas Central waits and waits on the state Supreme Court while political sharks are circling

April 20th, 2022
April 20, 2022 - TRA Newswire -While Texas Central idles its engine for the state Supreme Court to issue a ruling to determine if they are "really a railroad" and have eminent domain authority to build a bullet train line...

Mask mandate over: Amtrak and Texas transit agencies rescind mask orders

April 19th, 2022
April 19, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Following a Federal judge in Florida ending the Center for Disease Control's order mandating masks for travelers on planes, trains, buses and other forms of transportation, Texas transit agencies and Amtrak said it's OK...

Southwestern Rail Conference Video: new TxDOT Rail Division Director sets his priorities

April 18th, 2022
April 18, 2022 - TRA Newswire - Jeff Davis, still fairly new in his position as the head of TxDOT's Rail Division, has set priorities he wants to see accomplished.Davis' remarks from the Southwestern Rail Conference can be found on the...

House Transpo Chair Canales calls Interim Charge hearing for April 26

April 17th, 2022
April 20, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Terry Canales, Chair of the Texas House Committee on Transportation, has set April 26th at 12:30pm to hear from parties on interim charges and topics under the committee purview.Of interest in rail circles, the...

Passenger rail on the I-20 corridor gets more support from East Texas governments

April 17th, 2022
April 16, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Two government entities in East Texas have thrown their support behind establishing passenger rail service between Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta, GA. A proposed I-20 daily rail service has now been endorsed with a resolution...

Opinion/Analysis: Airport scramble shows why Texas needs high-speed rail

April 17th, 2022
April 10, 2022 - Dentonrc.com -Texans spent another weekend playing their least favorite game, the Texas Transportation Scramble.Contestants start by getting texts that their flights have been delayed or canceled. In trying to rearrange travel, contestants realize airline routes are...

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