September - 2019

APTA calls on feds to increase commuter rail funding for PTC, other safety efforts

American Public Transportation Association (APTA) officials earlier this week urged Congress to increase support for commuter railroads...

CITY OF TEAGUE OFFICIALLY OPPOSED TO HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY

City of Teague Board of Aldermen issued a Resolution opposing the Texas Central High-Speed Railway proposed rail line as it would bisect...

Kentucky Pol: Who’ll Ride Trains in 20 Years?

House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth raised eyebrows of transportation advocates this week when he suggested funding high-speed...

August truck tonnage volumes are solid, reports ATA

August truck tonnage volumes were mostly positive, according to data issued yesterday by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). The...

APTA: Heavy, commuter rail ridership grew in Q2

U.S. and Canadian residents took more trips on public transportation in second-quarter 2019 than during the same period last year,...

July 2019 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in July 2019: Total Transborder Freight:...

State DOTs Gearing Up For Annual Rail Safety Week Campaign

National rail safety education nonprofit Operation Lifesaver, Inc. and Operation Lifesaver Canada are holding the annual Rail Safety Week...

High Speed Rail Continues its Slow Speed Move Toward Construction

HOUSTON/DALLAS (Covering Katy News) - Developers of a proposed high speed train from Houston to Dallas are reporting two recent...

Federal action pushes Texas bullet train project toward fruition

A proposed high-speed railway would transport passengers from Northwest Houston to downtown Dallas in about 90 minutes. Taking the United...

Is Intermodal Rail Stalling?

Intermodal rail—a transportation mode choice that was to take trucks off the road—is slowing down. Where is it heading? Over several...