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The Railroad Commission of Texas ( RRC; also sometimes called the Texas Railroad Commission, TRC) is the state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry, gas utilities, pipeline safety, safety in the liquefied petroleum gas industry, and surface coal and uranium mining. Despite its name, it ceased regulating railroads in 2005, when the ...
The GCOR rules are intended to enhance railroad safety. The rules cover employee responsibilities, signaling equipment, procedures for safe train movement, dealing with accidents and other topics that directly and indirectly affect railroad safety. Some railroads modify the GCOR rules to suit their specific operations.
Bryan and College Interurban Railway. Bryan–College Traction Company. Dallas Southern Traction Company. Denison and Sherman Railway. Eastern Texas Electric Company. Fort Worth Southern Traction Company. Galveston–Houston Electric Railway. Houston North Shore Railway. Jefferson County Traction Company.
Here’s where they stand on the power grid, preventing gas explosions and the commission’s name. (The Railroad Commission has nothing to do with regulating trains.)
Rail speed limits in the United States. A 45-mile-per-hour (72 km/h) speed restriction sign at Metro-North Railroad 's Port Chester station. Rail speed limits in the United States are regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration. Railroads also implement their own limits and enforce speed limits.
Texas Central Railway. Texas Central or Texas Central Partners, LLC, is a private company that is proposing to build a high-speed rail line between Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. [3] It plans to use technology based on that used by the Central Japan Railway Company and trains based on the N700S Series Shinkansen.
Transportation in Texas. Cycle track, Austin, Lime scooters, Austin. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is a governmental agency and its purpose is to "provide safe, effective, and efficient movement of people and goods" throughout the state. [1] Though the public face of the agency is generally associated with maintenance of the ...
texasstaterailroad.net. The Texas State Railroad, also referred to as the Lone Star and Eastern Railroad, is a historic 25 mi (40 km) heritage railroad between Rusk and Palestine, Texas. Built by inmates, it was founded in 1883 by the state of Texas to haul raw materials for a smelter at the prison at Rusk. Regular service on the line was ended ...