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Indiana Supreme Court to see case about railroad fines

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court will consider the validity of a state law allowing local governments to fine railroads when...

Sturges named deputy FRA administrator

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao yesterday announced that Mathew Sturges has been appointed deputy administrator of the Federal...

DCTA targets commuter-rail extensions in FY18 strategic plan

The Denton County Transportation Authority's (DCTA) board has approved a fiscal-year 2018 strategic planning guidance report. The...

Senior Senate Appropriator Collins Sounds Alarm on Highway Trust Fund

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who chairs the Appropriations subcommittee that oversees transportation programs, warned that the Trump...

House rail subcommittee hears from industry stakeholders

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials yesterday held a...

Elon Musk said he'll try to break the Hyperloop speed record 'soon'

The current Hyperloop speed record is 240 mph On Sunday, Elon Musk said on Twitter that he plans to test a Tesla and SpaceX-branded...

High speed rail vote: Don’t let the train leave without Fort Worth

The region’s transportation planning group is on the verge of taking a vote which will determine whether Fort Worth becomes a central...

Shanghai Keolis Runs First Fully Automated Metro Line in Shanghai

On 31 March 2018, a new fully automated metro line was added to the Shanghai metro network. Shanghai Keolis, a joint venture between the...

Letter to the editor: Using farm land for high-speed rail

April 3,2018- A special thank you to the Telegram for printing the March 6 comprehensive article regarding the proposed high speed train...

Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail plan will make Texas' I-35 corridor a loser, competitor says

One of the world's largest train operators says that its proposal of a passenger rail network that includes the Interstate 35 corridor...