Texas lawmaker hopes new bill will create high-speed rail line from Dallas to Austin to San Antonio
AUSTIN, Texas — With the Texas legislative session starting in less than 50 days, one Texas lawmaker hopes a new bill will ...
Houston Chronicle6d
What does Southwest Airlines have to do with failed plans for a Texas bullet train?
"They are terrified of the competition and will do anything within their power to stop the project," Bob Neely, executive director of the Texas High-Speed Rail Authority, said in 1991. Neely's ...
Wall Street Journal5d
One of the Hottest Stocks in the Oil Patch Is a Defunct 19th-Century Railroad
The remnants of a railroad that went bankrupt in 1888 have become one of the highest-flying stocks in the oil patch—and one of the top performers in any sector this year. Shares of Texas ...
Wyoming News2d
Ed Dickens and Steam Team reflect on their Big Boy Locomotive tours
CHEYENNE — Union Pacific Railroad ended its eight-week Big Boy No. 4014 “Heartland of America” tour a little over a month ago ...
Wall Street Journal5d
One of the Hottest Stocks in the Oil Patch Is a Defunct 19th-Century Railroad
The remnants of a railroad that went bankrupt in 1888 have become one of the highest-flying stocks in the oil patch—and one of the top performers in any sector this year.
Newsweek5d
Map Shows Proposed High-Speed Rail for Northeast US
A new map shows the planned high-speed rail routes of AmeriStarRail, a private sector company proposing to partner with Amtrak to transform rail travel in the Northeast United States. The company ...
StreetsMN6d
Demographics, Divisions and the Shape of Things to Come
A look at how progressive and urbanist policies and the divide between urban and rural communities impacted this year’s ...
Fox News4d
Texas trio sought in Oklahoma for stealing $25K from man praying at place of worship
Three Texas men are wanted in Oklahoma for stealing $25,000 from a man while he was praying at a shrine in Oklahoma City. Gabriel Lara, Nicholas Barrientos and Ruben Barrientos are accused of ...
Daily Mail4d
Storm Conall batters Britain: Rail firms issue 'do not travel' warning after South is hit by half a month's rain in 12 hours as map shows 250 flood alerts
Rail operators including Avanti West Coast, Great Western Railway, Southeastern and South Western Railway reported disruption due to flooding or fallen trees. Thameslink, Southern and Gatwick ...