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Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Discussed

Transportation officials are studying the feasibility of adding high speed passenger rail service to alleviate road congestion along an 850-mile corridor extending from Oklahoma City into South Texas.

2013/03/31

Tourists walk the beach at sunset ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac on August 26, 2012 at Madeira Beach, Florida. (credit: Edward Linsmier/Getty Images)

Tropical Storm Isaac Affecting Travelers In North Texas

Janice Fajobi is trying to get back to her home in Lafayette, Louisiana. With southern Louisiana under threat, it is not the best time to be traveling that way.

2012/08/27

Driver Hurt As Amtrak Train Slams Into 18-Wheeler

The driver of a tractor trailer rig carrying grass pallets is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after an Amtrak train slammed into the truck’s cab at a private crossing in far western Arlington.

2012/06/29

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Man Struck & Killed By Fort Worth Amtrak Train

One person is dead after being hit by a passenger train in Fort Worth. The Amtrak train, headed from Chicago to San Francisco, was making its way into the east side of Fort Worth when the incident happened.

2012/06/04

Passenger Train Could Connect DFW To Shreveport

Amtrak and Texas transportation officials are looking into starting passenger rail service from the DFW area to the Shreveport, Louisiana.

2012/03/02

The Amtrak Exhibit Train (Photo credit amtrak40th.com)

Railroad History Rolls Into Fort Worth

Amtrak is bringing its Exhibit Train to the Intermodal Station in downtown Fort Worth this weekend.

2012/01/06

An Amtrak train at a station. (credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Fort Worth-Bound Amtrak Train Hits Truck Near Austin

An Amtrak train en route from San Antonio to Chicago slammed into a tractor-trailer rig carrying a car at a Central Texas crossing north of Austin, critically injuring the truck driver.

2011/12/19

Amtrak Says It Has No Beef With Cow-Powered Train

Amtrak officials say they had no beef with using cattle-based biodiesel to power its Heartland Flyer train. The train runs daily between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth.

2011/10/31

Union Pacific Train Wreck Cleanup Could Last Hours

Division Street between Dottie Lynn Parkway and West Fork Road remains closed Sunday while Union Pacific employees work to clear a railway of three locomotives and five rail cars that derailed when an eastbound train slammed into one that was stopped on the tracks Saturday night.

2011/10/02