By DAN WALLACH, Beaumont Enterprise May, 1, 2009 A KCS train clattering eastbound over the Neches River made it hard to hear Port of Beaumont director Chris...
5/6/2009 Progressive Railroading Magazine Twenty-eight Texas House members recently signed letters that were sent to House Speaker Joe Straus urging him to...
12:00 AM CDT on Sunday, May 10, 2009 Eric Aasen = Dallas Morning News All aboard! Union Station in Dallas attracted scores of train lovers Saturday who...
Watson bill to set aside $1 billion for moving freight lines short of votes in Senate. By Ben Wear, AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Sunday, May 10, 2009 The state's...
Editorial: Fort Worth Star-Telgram, May 10, 2009 State Rep. Joe Pickett, the House Transportation Committee chairman, has been a busy man. Besides shepherding...
U.S. Rep. Harry Teague wants a study on southern New Mexico commuter rail By Matthew Reichbach 5/7/09 4:17 PM New Mexico Independent In addition to citizens...
By JIMMY ISAAC - Longview News Journal Friday, April 10, 2009 The City Council signed its part of the deal. Once Union Pacific Railroad Co. signsthe contract,...
KBTX Video: http://www.kbtx.com/local/headlines/45058597.html For years, local leaders have touted high speed rail as a future want and need for Texas, and...
Railroads asking for $70 million to add tracks to ease traffic congestion at the Tower 55 intersection By GORDON DICKSON Fort Worth Star-Telegram May 14, 2009 ...
I wrote this to Gordon Dickinson at the FW Star-Telegram thot I would share it with the rest of you, Its been some time since I last spoke with you..But I...
By DAVE MONTGOMERY - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - May 19, 2009 "Tower 55 is like the central nervous system of a body," Rep. Lon Burnam says. AUSTIN —...
Wednesday, 20 May 2009 DAN MCGRAW - Fort Worth Weekly Get in your car almost anywhere in the Metroplex, on almost any day, and you're likely to end up in a...
In January, NCTCOG commissioned a survey of 1,600 residents of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, and Tarrant counties about transportation issues. The...
State Sen. John Carona of Dallas introduced the cafeteria-style funding bill this year, and the Senate approved it. State Rep. Vicki Truitt of Southlake...
Because Dallas is such a major player, the regional system would have a hard time getting off the ground if Dallas voters rejected the tax hike. "Everyone is a...
Dow Jones-May 21, 2009 AUSTIN, Texas -(Dow Jones)- An estimated $13 billion in new federal money for high-speed passenger rail service should go to a single...
Friday, May 22, 2009 - By MICHAEL A. LINDENBERGER/ The Dallas Morning News DART and Fort Worth's The T want to partner with private companies to build a...
Thursday, May 21, 2009 - Star Community Newspapers The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) will purchase 11 GTW 2/6 Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) from...
... This sounds like a good plan if the bugs are worked out.. Using exisiting ROW,like the utility comanies do is a smart idea, and is something I thot of...
Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle Editorial - May 22, 2009 Metro chair David Wolff and transit agency CEO Frank Wilson can be forgiven the urge to indulge in a...
May 12, 2009 Letter from Jack Koraleski - Service Update To our Customers: As we move into the second quarter of 2009, I wanted to take the opportunity to give...
Texas Senate Bill 1382 was passed by the House today (5/28/09) and will go to Governor Perry. Relating to the coordination of the planning, construction,...
By THOMAS CATAN and DAVID GAUTHIER-VILLARS - Wall Street Journal Europe - May 29, 2009 Europe's engineering and rail companies are lining up for some...
Legislature adjourns without resolving TxDOT issues The Associated Press - June 1, 2009, 8:59PM AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Legislature has adjourned its...
by Diane Tuazon - NewsWest 9 - 6/3/09 PECOS, TEXAS - It's a celebration to mark a moment in history. The City of Pecos will start building a new mode of...
June 02, 2009 Public transportation delivers public benefits President Obama was elected to harness a national will to do things better. One thing I think...
Dallas Morning News Editorial: Big losers in Legislature Tuesday, June 2, 2009 The Texas Legislature is legally obligated to accomplish only a few things, like...