TEXAS US H 5191 Trans Texas Corridor Prohibits the use of Federal funds to carry out the highway project known as the "Trans- Texas Corridor". 01/29/2008 : •...
Dallas - February 2, 2008 Celia Boswell, Chair of the East Texas Corridor Council, announced today that Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison will make available...
Map to the future Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2.1.08 A national commission has released a controversial report calling for increasing the federal gasoline tax by...
Jan. 26, 2008, 7:43PM FORT BEND BYPASS The Bypass would reroute the cargo around cities — and cost millions By ERIC HANSON Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle ...
News story aired on Dallas TV station CBS-11 2/11/08 Link: http://cbs11tv.com/local/high.speed.train.2.651755.html Reporter: Jack Fink DALLAS (CBS 11 News)...
New Era Dawns for Rail Building Lines Add Tracks,Upgrade Tunnels To Take On Trucks By DANIEL MACHALABA - Wall Street Journal February 13, 2008; Page A1 ...
Businesses oppose plan to fund North Texas rail expansion with sales tax rise 12:00 AM CST on Friday, February 15, 2008 By MICHAEL A. LINDENBERGER / The Dallas...
Advocates want rail service east to Shreveport/Bossier Tourism dollars, saving on gas would be benefits of route, officials say By JIMMY ISAAC / Longview...
BNSF Chief Thinks 'Green' at Southern California Ports The chief executive of one of the nation's biggest railroads spent Monday promoting a plan to build a...
FROM Progressive Railroading Magazine 3/4/2008 Recognition BNSF, NS and UP Make Top 100 'Corporate Responsibility' List, magazine says A magazine for...
The idea of passenger rail travel to major Texas cities picks up speed. By DAN MCGRAW - Fort Worth Weekly The T-bone high-speed rail project could move...
Air France could cut jobs due to trains competition Fri Mar 7, 2008 8:50am EST PARIS (Reuters) - Air France could cut a quarter of the 4,000 jobs in its...
Another Capital Corridor record tumbles California's Capitol Corridor continues to live up to its reputation as a "poster child" for regional passenger rail...
Amtrak on board for Austin commuter train 09:44 AM CDT on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 By RUDY KOSKI / KVUE News - Austin Amtrak announced Monday that it will join...
Editorial - Dallas Morning News Plan involving private investment is promising 12:00 AM CDT on Sunday, March 23, 2008 A novel and intriguing approach is in the...
Rail center may generate 2,000 jobs By Don Munsch - Fort Band Herald Wednesday, April 2, 2008 3:10 PM CDT West Fort Bend County residents will soon see an...
By GORDON DICKSON / Star-Telegram Staff Writer April 1, 2008 ARLINGTON -- A mix of higher county property taxes, vehicle registration fees and perhaps a new...
BY LESLIE WIMMER - Fort Worth Business Press March 31, 2008 Money, time and public interest. Transportation officials in Seattle have faced these issues since...
Letters for Sunday - Dallas Morning News 12:00 AM CDT on Sunday, April 6, 2008 The trains on which Texas will move tomorrow are high-speed trains – 200 to...
Posted on Sun, Apr. 06, 2008 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Editorial Traffic congestion is bad already and, if current projections are accurate, only will get worse...
Critics say proposed toll-rail-utility routing will usurp property rights and harm the environment. By Patrick George AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Sunday, April...
How Higher Speed Trains compare with highway travel time in Texas (Dallas) - April 7, 2008 A Texas Rail Advocates News Release How quick can you get from...
Transit Ridership at the Highest Level in 50 Years! By Kristen Joyner on March 14, 2008 Note: Ridership on the Trinity Railway Express was up over 12% in 2007 ...
Light rail may save money and time Galveston County Daily News By Chris Paschenko Published April 9, 2008 LEAGUE CITY — Establishing a commuter rail system...
Planned activities as of 4-15-08 May 6 - The Fort Worth City Council issues a proclamation for Train Day in Fort Worth May 7 - The Dallas City Council issues a...
By JIMMY ISAAC Longview News-Journal Sunday, May 11, 2008 MARSHALL — As government officials thanked Amtrak Passenger Services Superintendent Joy Smith on...
May 9, 2008, 10:54PM By PATRICK BRENDEL Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — By 2050, the area between Houston, San Antonio and Dallas-Fort Worth...
Fickes, Whitley: Texas T-Bone could revolutionize travel By Gary Fickes and B. Glen Whitley Special to the Star-Telegram You have to take it as a compliment...
Train rolls into past -- and, perhaps, future By David Casstevens Fort Worth Star-Telegram Staff Writer May 10, 2008 As the Heartland Flyer sped toward the Red...