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State rep speaks out In support of East Texas railway acquisition

Peter — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:08:35 GMT

Friday, November 13, 2009 By BETTY WATERS - Staff Writer - Tyler Morning Telegraph HENDERSON -- A state legislator backed the push to save the

N Texas local option bill gets makeover for 2011 session

Peter — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:41:07 GMT

BY LESLIE WIMMER - Fort Worth Business Press November 16, 2009 Area transportation officials are overhauling the Texas Local Option Transportation Act, which

West Texas town to get $8.6M rail park development

Peter — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:40:23 GMT

AP) ? 11/16/09 LEVELLAND, Texas ? A $8.6 million industrial rail park will soon be built in the rural West Texas town of Levelland. Dave Quinn is executive

Collin County envisions massive rail-truck hub

Peter — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:25:54 GMT

November 16, 2009 By ED HOUSEWRIGHT / The Dallas Morning News The towns of Nevada and Josephine haven't seen the manic growth experienced by much of Collin

Re: Lone Star Rail District is new moniker

Tim Horak — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:39:33 GMT

Peter, how about Texas-Trans, or Train across Texas. let me know TIM ... From: Peter Subject: [Texas-Rail-Advocates] Lone Star

Lone Star Rail District is new moniker

Peter — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:42:39 GMT

A rail district by any other name still needs money. Lone Star Rail District is new moniker for agency hoping to operate passenger rail from Georgetown to San

Senator Pushes for New Elevated High Speed Rail

Peter — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:57:28 GMT

Thursday, 05 November 2009 - Lonsstartexasnews.com A new proposal for high speed rail linking the state's major cities is being floated again, this time by a

Victoria rail bypass plans moving slower than expected

Peter — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:54:12 GMT

News on progress of $20M railroad project has been scarce since May BY DAVID TEWES - Victoria Advocate November 5, 2009 FACTS ABOUT BYPASS PLANS Construction

Austin-San Antonio rail group changes name

Peter — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:51:05 GMT

Thursday, November 5, 2009, 1:26pm CST | Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 2:00pm Austin Business Journal The Austin-San Antonio Rail District changed

Buffettâs Buy Includes CEO Who Engineered Railroad

Peter — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:50:11 GMT

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Warren Buffett didn’t just buy a railroad when he announced his purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. He hired the engineer,

High-Speed Rail Effort Proceeds With Caution: In depth report

Peter — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:40:22 GMT

By JOSH VOORHEES of Greenwire October 22, 2009 President Obama billed the $8 billion in stimulus funds for high-speed rail as the "first step" toward a

Texas-based Global Rail Systems acquired

Peter — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:35:18 GMT

Global Rail Systems Acquired by Vossloh International Group is leading rail infrastructure supplier of high-speed track components, signaling and motive power

East Texas rail spur purchase approved

Peter — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:32:42 GMT

By Ashley Slayton - Longview News/Journal Friday, October 23, 2009 HENDERSON ? After more than an hour of intense negotiating, Henderson Economic Development

Two nominated to fill Amtrak board seats

Peter — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:36:07 GMT

President Obama last week nominated Bert DiClemente and Anthony Coscia to serve on Amtrak's board. DiClemente is vice president of real estate firm CB Richard

The story behind the death of the Trans Texas Corridor

Peter — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:09:21 GMT

TxDOT: I-35 toll twin officially dead By Ben Wear / Austin American-Statesman Tuesday, October 6, 2009 (blog note: the rail component of the TTC failed to