From PROGRESSIVE RAILROADING Magazine BNSF lands 107 industrial development projects in 2006 Last year, BNSF Railway Co.'s industrial development efforts paid ...
From PROGRESSIVE RAILROADING Magazine 3/9/2007 Traffic U.S. railroads register intermodal volume gain, carload decline in February, AAR says Two months into...
3/12/2007 Event Passenger-rail coalition to host National Rail Passenger Leadership Summit On March 23, a coalition of passenger-rail groups will host the ...
From Progressive Railroading Magazine 3/12/2007 Magazine Poll UP tops Fortune's `most admired railroad' list for second-straight year Which railroad is...
From Progressive Railroading Magazine 3/12/2007 Legislation Proposed energy bill would authorize $350 million for freight-rail improvements Earlier this...
Business Riding the Rails of the Future: Momentum gathers for development of high speed train corridor Sunday, February 25, 2007 12:24 PM CST By Aaron Brand ...
The following written testimony was submitted to the State of Texas Senate Transportation Committee by Texas Rail Advocates on March 5, 2007. March 5, 2007 The...
From Progressive Railroading 3/07/07 Northern Virginia transit ridership jumps 17 percent in five years The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission...
From Progressive Rairoading UP, Dow partner to Attain Eight Chemical Transportation Safety and Security Goals Within 10 Years. Union Pacific Railroad and the...
CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED WOULD ATTRACT MORE RIDERS & GENERATE MORE REVINUE THAN PROJECTED 3/7/2007 High-Speed Rail (from Progressive Railroading) A California...
The little engine that could ... pollute less, that is. BNSF's new locomotives save fuel, reduce emissions By BOB COX STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER FORT WORTH...
From National Association of Railroad Passengers news release Tuesday, January 16, 2007--#07-01 Washington, D.C.--Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Trent...
RESOLUTION APPROVED — The Decatur City Council Monday approved a resolution endorsing an area-wide drive for regional rail transportation in North Texas. The...
U.S. railroads have broken their freight volume record for the ninth-straight year — and there's still one week's worth of traffic left to tally. Through 51...
Home Depot recently named Hub Group Inc. the Intermodal Carrier of the Year for the third- straight year. The United States' second-largest retailer also...
New York grants $60 million to help fund rail infrastructure improvements The state of New York recently announced it will provide a total of $60 million to...
The Dallas Morning News posted an article entitled "Tower 55 ties up trains, economy, offiails say" on December 22, 2006 in the Metro section. The report...
(Friday, December 8, 2006 - Arlington, Texas) - Michael Morris, Director of Transportation for the North Central Texas Council of Governments hosted a...
I've posted the news broadcast covering the first South Central High Speed Rail Corridor conference that was held in Januar 2005. It was covered by Channel 11...
The Fort Worth Star Telegram ran a story this week about how Grapevine, Texas voters approved a sales tax increase to fund commuter rail in Tarrant County. The...
AMTRAK Chairman David Laney, speaking in Austin on Friday, pointed out that both Florida and Texas are poised for explosive population growth in the next 30...
The following editorial reply was sent to the Dallas Morning News regarding the publication of My 6 `Great' Energy Ideas, by Mike Hashimoto, Assistant...
This summer, tens of thousands of rail passengers have been held hostage. Their misfortune was boarding an Amtrak passenger train in Texas or the Southwest and...
News Release National Railroad Passenger Corporation 60 Massachusetts Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002 www.amtrak.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Media...
August 4, 2006 Mr. Dennis Duffy Executive Vice President Operations Union Pacific Railroad Company 1400 Douglas Street Omaha, NE 68179 Dear Mr. Duffy: I am...
Earlier this year, Texas Rail Advocates submitted a brief on why TxDOT needs a Rail Planning Division. It's time to get our state legislators to move on this...
September 11, 2006: Open House and Board Meeting, 5:30pm to 7:15pm, 5400 LBJ Frwy., Suite 1300, Dallas, TX 75240 (Lincoln Center #1 by the Hilton). There will...
Welcome to the Texas Rail Advocates Yahoo Group. The purpose of this group is for members of TRA to communicate and share rail information privately among...