Don't Throw Out Passenger Rail With the Bathwater

"...your anger with the board, you chose to disparage passenger rail. Being already far behind other progressive cities (and..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Postmarks

LIGHT RAIL 101: The Facts, Figures, & Terms You Need to Know

"...Light Rail: According to the experts at the American Public Transport..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature

Commuter Rail: Stuck in the Station Again

The attempt to salvage commuter rail in the San Antonio-Dallas Corridor

"...On Nov. 7, Austin voters killed light rail. On Nov. 28, the Travis County Commissioners Court fired..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

"Three Incontrovertible Facts" About Urban Rail Line

"...June 26th, the City Council passed Austin’s first urban rail line route. Public testimony was limited, but I would..."

July 21, 2014 Postmarks

New Rail Options for Capital Metro

"...to sell bonds in order to finance a light rail starter line, at a time when voters appear extremely..."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

Austin Rail Planning 'Off-Track' Again?

"...Dear Editor, Almost 40 years after the first “urban” passenger rail was proposed for Austin (presented to Austin City..."

May 30, 2012 Postmarks

Rail vs. Roads

Check the numbers

"...an ironic subtext to Capital Metro's Green Line report: Rail transit is being held to a higher standard of..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Wynn Calls for 2008 Rail Vote

Will Austin get a streetcar at last?

"...major November 2008 voter referendum for a new local rail transit system – a call-to-action to be issued Thursday..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The Really Big Picture: Commuter Rail From Space

"...When discussing commuter rail, it's important to have perspective. That's why this image,..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Finding Rail Route Complicated

"...Dear Editor, Michael King, in “The Reading Railroad” [News, May 10], while making valuable points, seems to..."

May 15, 2013 Postmarks

Rail Is Not the Answer

"...Dear Editor, Regarding John Langmore's Postmark "Don't Throw Out Passenger Rail With the Bathwater" [Nov. 21]: he is a..."

Nov. 20, 2008 Postmarks

Cap Metro Testing Out Rail Cars

Service begins 2008

"...PRESS RELEASE from Cap Metro: Capital MetroRail is on the Move On Track Testing Begins Tonight..."

Dec. 18, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

Austin-SA Commuter Rail: Kyle looking on board

City of Kyle likely to be among first jurisdictions to support Austin-San Antonio commuter rail proposal

"...the first jurisdictions to support the Austin-San Antonio commuter rail proposal, if only because it's most familiar with the..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Light Rail on the Web

"...check out and learn how Austin's efforts toward light rail stack up against other cities: Capital Metro Honestly, Cap..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature

Commuter Rail on Track for Test Runs

MetroRail to make tracks through Austin neighborhood

"...Capital Metro will begin test runs of its commuter-rail line from Leander to Downtown this month, although actual..."

Nov. 23, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

High-Speed Rail Plan Scores Eminent Domain Power

Texas Supreme Court sides with Texas Central Railroad

"...The Texas Central Railroad, which began work in 2014 on its proposed high-speed..."

July 8, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What's My Line?

Tracking the Freight Rail vs.Commuter Rail Debate

"...about the information highway than about old-fashioned locomotives and railroads. And while the average Austinite may not give much..."

May 22, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Cap Metro Cans Veolia

Rail firm dumped, two new contractors to be voted on this afternoon

"...news: This morning Capital Metro terminated its contract with rail service and operation firm Veolia Transportation, and the board..."

Dec. 9, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...Texas Regional Mobility Authority's toll-road system and Capital Metro's commuter-rail-and-bus proposal originate from different directions in the local political..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hightower Report

Hijacking high-speed rail hurts America's future

"...long trip or making the daily commute, riding the rails, without the hassles of airports and the tensions of..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

Off the Beaten Track

Can Light Rail Build Livable Communities?

"...St. Louis' MetroLink light rail system photograph by Rita Debellis At the end of..."

Nov. 21, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Traffic Report

Rail rolls forward, but toll roads encounter slowing

"...earnest to persuade citizens to support Capital Metro's latest rail plan, local leaders on the toll road front –..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...a regional Central Texas transit system – focused on rail, not roads – has been taking fascinating shape at..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Banking on Amtrak

Kay Bailey Hutchison's Been Workin' on the Railroad

"...of the deal, its collateral: Amtrak offered three luxury rail cars, valued at $2.5 million each, with a loan..."

June 13, 1997 News Column by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Tracking Cap Metro's Eastward Proposal

The Green Line takes conceptual shape

"...Is passenger rail for the East Austin growth corridor a wise..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Sausage Link

How Elgin got the New Urbanist transit dream

"...harken back to the "old urbanism" that spawned the railroad town...."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Bygone Buildings

Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.

"...rolls, and yes, the World Famous Sizzler.The Tracks As rail has been considered for Austin's future, a few remember..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

All Roads Lead to Bergstrom

Light Rail Ignored as City Airport Planners Encourage Vehicle Use

"...Light Rail De-Railed? Besides the potential for dividing neighborhoods and increasing..."

March 7, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...• Finding Dough for Relo Relocating freight rail lines around the state – primarily to free up..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Parking Enterprise

If approved, Parking Enterprise Fund Resolution will invest in garages available to public, with revenues providing funding for transit, trails, sidewalks, and bike paths

"...public; enterprise revenues will provide long-term funding for transit, trails, sidewalks, and bike paths. State and federal dollars could..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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