From staff reports and news releases Dallas Area Rapid Transit got a little closer to starting service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Tuesday when a select group of passengers got a sneak preview of the new Orange Line extension to Terminal A. A special …
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DENVER – OmniTRAX announced in June that it will manage the Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railroad, a short line railway based in Brownsville, TX. OmniTRAX will also develop a large-scale industrial park on land owned by the Brownsville Navigation District (BND) of Cameron County, …
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The Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, TX, will host one of several community events across the country on Saturday to celebrate Amtrak’s National Train Day. The event began in 2008 to recognize the role that passenger and freight railroads play in the U.S. …
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The Nau Center for Texas Cultural Heritage announced a $1 million gift from Union Pacific Railroad for the “Engines of Progress” railroad interactive experience exhibit. It is the largest grant the Union Pacific Foundation has ever made in Texas. “Thanks to Union Pacific’s generous gift, …
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CAROL STREAM, IL – The Great Train Expo has a new home. Train Show, Inc., announced today that it has acquired the assets of Great Train Expo (GTE), the traveling model railroad show that visits about a dozen U.S. cities each year annually. Train Show …
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BNSF Railway announced in February it is soliciting bids for the construction of 5,000 strengthened “Next Generation” tank cars to haul oil and ethanol. Cars to be built are to exceed the stronger new standards the industry voluntarily adopted in October 2011 for the CPC-1232 …
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