TEXAS RAIL ADVOCATES - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/146635.xml TEXAS RAIL ADVOCATES - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Conference to Address Texas Freight Railroad Gridlock: Passenger Rail Expansion in Jeopardy http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb496423.htm Unless Texas and other Southwest states embark on an ambitious project of upgrading rail infrastructure, you can look forward to freight train gridlock in the future and that means no desirable way to expand any higher speed passenger rail service at the regional and statewide level. (PRWeb Jan 11, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb496423.htm Faster Texas Rail Service in Your Future? Rail Leaders to Chart Progress and Discuss Strategies http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb326608.htm How much faster could the Texas economy grow if the state’s busiest north-south railroad route were upgraded to a high-performance main line? That’s the issue railroad executives, state government officials and managers from some of Texas’s biggest corporations will address January 27 when Texas Rail Advocates holds its second annual conference on the South Central High Speed Rail Corridor at the DFW International Airport Hyatt Regency Hotel. (PRWeb Dec 29, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb326608.htm State Proposition 1 To Open Up Passenger Rail Development In Texas http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb309000.htm Texas voters approved the Rail Relocation and Improvement Fund at the polls Tuesday, taking an historic step toward future development of faster and more dependable passenger rail service in the state. (PRWeb Nov 11, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb309000.htm Texas Football Fans Take the 'Game Train,' Amtrak Goes Burnt Orange in October http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb289669.htm For the second year in a row, University of Texas fans heading to the Red River Rivalry can ride the rails from San Antonio or Austin to Dallas, avoiding high gas prices and the usual I-35 traffic delays. (PRWeb Sep 26, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb289669.htm Congressional Lack of Funding to End Passenger Rail Service in Texas http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb253085.htm Amtrak's daily train service to cities and towns in Texas will come to an end if Congress and the Bush administration slash funding as they have promised. Last year, 234,000 passengers traveled on the Amtrak Texas Eagle train. (PRWeb Jun 21, 2005)

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