Texas Bullet Train developer names new operating partner

By Bill Hethcock, Staff Writer, Dallas Business Journal; October 10, 2018 The developers of the Texas Bullet Train on Wednesday…

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Texas Central Partners Reaches Another Milestone With Addition of Global Construction and Engineering Firm Salini Impregilo for Limited Notice to Proceed

A press release from Texas Central Partners; October 4, 2018: Salini Impregilo brings global experience, having built more than 4,000…

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When Are Truly High-Speed Trains Coming To Amtrak?

By Francis Tapon, Contributor, Forbes; September 30, 2018 This month, Germany inaugurated the world’s first hydrogen-fuel-cell powered train. France’s TGV…

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Opinion: What, ANOTHER positive Amtrak Trip Report? Yes!

Editor’s note: Russ Jackson is the retired distinguished editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson reside…

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SNCF America, Texas Central Partners trade barbs over bullet-train proposal

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 19, 2018 SNCF America Inc. this week blasted Texas Central Partners for securing a $300…

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Dallas: DART not pressing charges after passenger shoots man on train

By Staff, FOX4News.com, September 13, 2018 DALLAS – It will be up to a grand jury to decide if charges…

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Rail advocate: High speed train needed for Texas

  By Jimmy Daniell Isaac, Longview News-Journal; September 12, 2018 KILGORE — In six years, a new mode of travel…

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Texas Central receives $300 Million loan from Japanese

Lawmakers not throwing in the towel on FAA By BRIANNA GURCIULLO, With help from Tanya Snyder, Politco Morning Transportation; September…

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Streetcar projects flourish as cities seek to attract businesses, millennials

By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 2018 When Oklahoma City opens its OKC Streetcar service later…

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Rail unions file petition against FRA over Kansas City Southern de Mexico crew dispute

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 5, 2018 Two rail unions have filed a joint petition against the Federal Railroad Administration…

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California, Texas riding different tracks to high-speed rail

By David Castellon, The Business Journal; August 31, 2018 For nearly eight years, Californians have engaged in a deep and…

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Texas: Trinity Railway Express to miss safety tech deadline, seeks extension to avoid 2019 shutdown

By Ray Leszcynski, Communities, The Dallas Morning News; August 31, 2018 The Trinity Railway Express will miss a federal deadline…

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Texas: His first ride on a TRE train ended in an explosive 74 mph collision

By Domingo Ramirez Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram; August 27, 2018 FORT WORTH – Steve Fucile of Dallas had never ridden…

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Texas: TRE train operations scheduled to resume after deadly weekend crash leaves 2 dead

By Domingo Ramirez Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram; August 26, 2018 FORT WORTH – TRE operations are scheduled to resume Monday…

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Railroads in Illinois, New Mexico, Texas and New Jersey secure $73M in Positive Train Control grants

By Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; August 22, 2018 News began to trickle out from congressional offices regarding which properties…

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Texas: Cotton Belt plans keep chugging along, but Dallas’ downtown subway still years behind — and counting

By Ray Leszcynski, Communities, The Dallas Morning News; August 20, 2018 The Cotton Belt commuter line and a downtown Dallas…

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Texas: Sinkhole opens on Union Pacific tracks in Van Zandt Co, Amtrak’s Texas Eagle train delayed 6 hours

By Staff, KYTX; August 6, 2018 VAN ZANDT — A sinkhole opened up along the railroad tracks in Van Zandt…

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Ohio senators attempt to force Amtrak to restaff Cincinnati Union Terminal and other stations

By Cameron Knight and Hannah Sparling, Cincinnati Enquirer; July 26, 2018 Rail supporters were devastated in May when Amtrak announced…

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All aboard in Texas: Developers are betting millions on new Fort Worth to DFW Airport commuter rail line

By Steve Brown, Real Estate Editor, The Dallas Morning News; July 12, 2018 The first trains won’t start rolling with…

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The ongoing search for first-and-last-mile solutions

By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 2018 This spring, Progressive Railroading reached out to transit agencies…

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Interested in dining on Amtrak? Better get it while it’s hot

By Ben Wear, Staff, American-Statesman; July 6, 2018 The idea of taking a cross-country Amtrak trip, booking the sleeper compartment…

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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Fighting For Members’ Jobs At The US/Mexican border

A press release from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; June 27, 2018: INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/…

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GE gets yet another big order for railroad locomotives at its Fort Worth, Texas plant

By Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; June 21, 2018 FORT WORTH – General Electric’s railroad locomotive plant in Fort Worth…

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The Daily CSX: CSX Is Shedding Assets Even as Union Pacific Does the Opposite

By Asit Sharma, The Motley Fool; June 13, 2018 Last week, CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) announced that it’s soliciting bids for six…

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