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Port Arthur port breaks ground on next step toward the future

The Port of Port Arthur is preparing for the future with an expansion to handle more incoming cargo from increasingly larger ships that...

State pols make moves to block train's path

The proposed high-speed rail line that would carve a path through Madison County as a route between Houston and Dallas faced a couple of...

Letters to the Editor

Special to the Meteor Sometimes when I read something in a newspaper or magazine, I look at the bottom of the article, to see whether or...

State Senate Moves to Launch High-Speed Rail Authority as House Penny Pinches

On Thursday, the Washington State Senate Transportation Committee passed its version (Senate Bill 5214) of a two-year statewide...

Montgomery County Commissioners Court continues opposition to high-speed rail

Montgomery County commissioners still oppose the Texas Central high-speed rail line. (Jules Rogers/Community Impact Newspaper) A...

Texas Central vs. California: Imported vs. homegrown

Passenger rail in the United States has fallen a long way since it was the dominant mode of long-distance transportation. In a world of...

Growing Metros Need Tech, Transit to Reduce Congestion

Where traffic congestion is concerned, Nashville, Tenn., may not be on par with the likes of Boston or Los Angeles, but that doesn’t mean...

California: Trump plan to take back rail money 'disastrous'

Leaders of California's high-speed rail project told the Trump administration Monday its plans to take back $2.5 billion in federal money...

A Retrospective on High Speed Rail: Always Off the Track

Twenty years ago I was Executive Director of the San Bernardino Transportation Commission and had the opportunity to spend three weeks at...

Virgin Trains USA calls off IPO

Virgin Trains USA, formerly known as Brightline, has shelved a previously announced plan for an initial public offering (IPO). "As we...