Workers repair a boxcar at a Missouri Pacific car shop in Palestine, Texas, in July 1963. The shop, operated by Union Pacific since its merger with the MoPac, is at the center of a lawsuit to end the railroad’s agreement to guarantee jobs in Palestine. Steve Patterson PALESTINE, Texas — Two state legislators have issued […]
PALESTINE, Texas — Union Pacific has filed suit to overturn a contract dating to 1872 that guarantees a certain number of jobs in Palestine, an east Texas community of 18,136 located 110 miles southwest of Dallas. The Palestine Herald-Press reports the suit, filed on Nov. 27, contends the contract should have been invalidated by a […]
Houston-area voters have approved a bond measure which includes expansion of the city’s light rail system. Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Harris County HOUSTON — Voters offered resounding support for a bond issue for the Houston area’s Metro Transit Authority on Tuesday, with more than two-thirds voting in favor of the $3.5 billion issue. Proposition A […]
An Austin MetroRail train awaits passengers at the Howard station in 2016. Austin could expand its transit system to include two light rail lines. TRAINS: David Lassen AUSTIN, Texas — Austin city officials have begun the process of determining how to pay for a transit expansion that could cost as much as $9.8 billion if […]
ANTIOCH, Neb. — No injuries were reported when two BNSF Railway coal trains collided on Friday evening, derailing at least one locomotive and several cars. The Scottsbluff Star-Herald reports that one westbound coal train bound for Wyoming rear-ended another train, which was stopped, near Antioch, about 15 miles east of Alliance, Neb. Service was restored […]
A TEXRail train, offering service between Fort Worth and DFW Airport, passes the station in Grapevine, Texas shortly after the line’s opening in January. Officials from the transit agencies overseeing TEXRail and Dallas Area Rapid Transit are exploring the possibility of offering single-seat service between Fort Worth and Plano, a distance of almost 60 miles, […]
A light rail train passes through downtown Houston. The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County will present a $3.5 billion plan for expansion of its light rail system to voters in November. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County HOUSTON — The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, is making a $3.5 billion bet that […]
BEAUMONT, Texas — Following heavy rains last week, Kansas City Southern has reopened trackage between Beaumont and Houston while Union Pacific still has freight embargoes on its Beaumont, Houston, and Lafayette Subdivisions, railroad officials say. Closures stemmed from flooding caused by Tropical Depression Imelda. KCS officials advise shippers to “expect delays for some time until […]
Missouri-Kansas-Texas 4-6-2 No. 385 leads the Katy Limited south of Dallas in February 1948. The railroad’s locomotives characteristically had lots of white trim along with enameled heralds on the tender sides. C.W. Witbeck photo […]
DALLAS — More than 30 years after the project was first proposed, Dallas Area Rapid Transit has broken ground on the Silver Line commuter rail line. Multiple groundbreaking ceremonies were held Thursday along the route of the 26-mile line, NBC-5 of Dallas-Fort Worth reports. The route will use a former Cotton Belt right-of-way to connect […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas state legislators are trying to revive a long-proposed commuter rail service between Austin and San Antonio. The San Antonio Current reports that 20 state representatives have sent a letter to the chairman of the House Transportation Committee requesting a feasibility study of rail service prior to the 2021 legislative session. The […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — BNSF Railway has filed suit to block an Oklahoma law which allows fines for railroads blocking grade crossings for more than 10 minutes. The Oklahoman reports the suit filed Thursday in federal court in Oklahoma City seeks to establish that, as interstate commerce, railroad operations are governed by federal agencies. The suit specifically […]
