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Arrival of rail for DART's Silver Line keeps project on track
July 14th, 2020
July 14, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Long portions of steel rails were delivered on Friday, July 10, to Addison, Texas along the Silver Line, a sure sign that construction on Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) $2 billion project is underway....
Freedom Railcar of Oklahoma to take over Blacklands short line
July 9th, 2020
July 9, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
The Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District (NETEX) has chosen a new operator for the rail line. A five-person selection committee voted to start negotiations with Freedom Terminal Services / Freedom Railcar Solutions of...
U.S. House appropriators propose funds to keep Amtrak trains running daily
July 8th, 2020
July 8, 2020 - TRA Newswire/railpassengers.org -
House appropriators with jurisdiction over transportation programs gave Rail Passengers another significant victory today
WASHINGTON DC – House appropriators with jurisdiction over transportation programs gave Rail Passengers another significant victory today, releasing a draft Fiscal...
Hop aboard one of these railroad-themed lodging options in Texas
July 8th, 2020
June 29, 2020 - click2houston.com -
Unique, train-themed stays across the Lone Star State. Train buffs, you’ll love these unique, train-themed lodging options scattered across the Lone Star State.
From Fredricksburg to Kingsland, Glen Rose, Slaton and New Braunfels you can have...
Watco to run rail ops at Dow Chemical plants in Texas, elsewhere
July 6th, 2020
July 6, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Short line railroad operator Watco will take over rail infrastructure assets and related equipment at six major Dow Chemical North American sites, including two along the Texas Gulf coast and one in Louisiana.
Watco, the...
What a national rail advocacy group is doing to fight for daily train service
July 3rd, 2020
July 3, 2020 - RailPassengers.org - Jim Mathews, President/CEO -
There’s a lot happening right now, and it can be hard to keep up to date. Rail Passengers Association has set up a webpage as a resource to let you know...
How Amtrak will ruin train service in Texas
June 24th, 2020
June 24, 2020 - Commentary by Russ Jackson -
You already know what the situation is these days with Amtrak and its plans for October. What we need right now is some philosophy that will keep our chins up and continue...
Amtrak to cut national trains from daily to 3-day-a-week service
June 15th, 2020
June 15, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
In what has been described as a "slash and burn" mentality, passenger rail carrier Amtrak is set to cut service on its national network trains from daily service to tri-weekly.
Texas and other states would...
After years in development, rail reauthorization poised to advance quickly through the House
June 13th, 2020
June 12, 2020 - RailPassengers.org -
While the surface transportation reauthorization has been years in development in back offices around Washington, last week’s official unveiling of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s draft legislation has shifted proceedings into overdrive, with House leadership...