Infrastructure

Houston awarded $36.9 million federal grant to build railroad underpasses in East End neighborhood plagued by stopped trains

Posted on · As part of the West Belt Improvement Project, seven at-grade railroad crossings will be closed and a total of four underpasses will be constructed on York Street and at the intersection of Commerce Street and Navigation Boulevard.

Energy & Environment

Crude-by-Rail Plummeting In Texas But Critics Insist Risk Of Accidents Remains

Posted on · Last month, two freight trains collided head-on and erupted in flames near Amarillo. And this month is the anniversary of a far worse train catastrophe in Canada. The accidents are why some community groups say more needs to be done in Houston to make railways safer, especially when it comes to the transport of one product in particular: crude oil.

Houston Matters

Will the Potential Dallas-Houston Bullet Train Have a Stop Near You?

Posted on · What’s the secret to community buy-in for a high-speed rail project? Location, location, location. Last spring, we spoke with former Harris County judge and Texas Central Railway President Robert Eckels about his company’s effort to construct a privately funded bullet train between Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth. Texas Central Railway first proposed the plan to build […]

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High Speed Rail, Chemo Brain, and Tomato Republic: Houston Matters for Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014

Posted on · What's the secret to community buy-in for a high-speed rail project? Location, location, location. Last spring, we spoke with former Harris County judge and Texas Central Railway President Robert Eckels about his company's effort to construct a privately funded bullet train between Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth. Texas Central Railway first proposed the plan to build […]