(Dig down to the last paragraph for 76% favor regional and intercity rail) Monday, June 30, 2008 - 2:15 PM CDT Poll finds Texans concerned over traffic...
High speed rail plan put to sniff test by Paul A. Romer - Temple Telegram Staff Writer Published July 6, 2008 BELTON - The best way to describe a meeting...
COMMENTARY in Austin American-Statesman State Rep. Mike Krusee, R-Williamson County, TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Monday, July 07, 2008 "We're going to be...
McCain's Talking "Texas T-Bone" Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 01:00:00 PM Dallas Observer Well, OK, he kinda mentions the Texas High Speed Rail and Transportation...
Only an emergency will create a modern passenger rail system By F. K. Plous (note: Fritz Plous has moderated the annual South Central Rail Corridor Conference...
LEGISLATION INTRODUCED TO HELP AMTRAK AND STATES KEEP PACE WITH GROWING RIDERSHIP Bill to equip passenger rail system with American-made train cars would...
Moving Texas freight line could cost up to $2.4 billion (Railway Track and Structures 8-1-08 http://www.rtands.com) Building a 145-mile-long freight rail...
Friday, August 01, 2008 8/1/08 Patrick Driscoll San Antonio Express-News Copyright 2008 Trains lumbering through and stopping up San Antonio and Austin can be ...
Reuters Friday August 1 2008 By Nick Carey CHICAGO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - If asked to close their eyes and think of a locomotive, chances are many people would...
Rusk County Leaders Hoping To Negotiate With Union Pacific By BETTY WATERS - Tyler Daily Telegraph Staff Writer Posted on Sunday, August 03, 2008 HENDERSON —...
From PROGRESSIVE RAILROADING Magazine MS NEWS LISTINGSSITE HOME 8/6/2008 Federal Funding FRA to evaluate 25 proposals for intercity passenger-rail grants ...
Channel 8 in Dallas (WFAA) did a short news story August 11th on the Cowboys riding out of Oxnard for their next preseason football game. It was a very...
Friday, August 22, 2008 6:44 PM CDT) Lewisville TX Leader The Regional Transportation Council Thursday approved $191 million to fund the completion of the...
Railway, Track & Structures Magazine Victoria, Texas, is on the verge of getting a railroad bypass, but not before the train company builds temporary tracks...
By Larry Copeland, USA TODAY 8-26-08 For decades, many American advocates of high-speed train travel have looked longingly at nations such as Japan, France and...
Railway Age Magazine August 26, 2008 (note: Texans should keep a close watch on this initiative this fall. California has an active Rail Division that has the...
The Associated Press September 1, 2008 TEXARKANA — The company selected to design the proposed Interstate 69 route across Texas says an air rail freight...
But no regional provider and funding obstacles make getting it there difficult By RAD SALLEE Houston Chronicle A perfect storm of rising fuel prices and rapid...
Posted on Wed, Sep. 03, 2008 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Editorial: North Texas officials hope to move money around to meet transportation needs An innovative $80...
By CHRISTOPHER CONKEY, ANDY PASZTOR , ALEX ROTH and PETER SANDERS Wall Street Journal 9-16-08 (note: last paragraph on BNSF testing Electronic Train Management...
Mayors: Transportation critical to rural economy By Chris Ramirez | MORRIS NEWS SERVICE / LubbockOnline.com Friday, September 19, 2008 (note: reviving...
Norman Oklahoma Transcript Staff (9-19-08) Officials from cities along Oklahoma's Heartland Flyer route were presented with ceremonial signs of newly installed...
Rail chief says freight should get top priority David Hendricks - San Antonio Express-News (9-20-08) LAREDO — Twenty-five people died last weekend when a...
Dallas-Fort Worth gaining prominence as logistics hub, study says Steve Brown - Dallas Morning News (9-19-2008) With its midcountry location and abundance of...
Keep Texas Moving (TxDot e-mail publication) In the wake of the recent train crash that killed 25 people in Los Angeles, the U.S. House of Representatives last...
FRA Issues Six Grants For Trackwork, Rresearch The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded six grants totaling more than $3.5 million to help fund...
Hope rises for fast Little Rock-Memphis rail-rider service BY NOEL E. OMAN Posted on Monday, October 6, 2008 A study to assess the feasibility of high-speed...
STAR-TELEGRAM EDITORIAL/STEWART F. HOUSE/October 6 2008 The announcement that the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will increase service on its popular Fort...
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