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East coast gets new high-speed trains, why can't we have fast trains in Texas?
August 27th, 2025
August 28, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Today marks the start of brand-new NextGen Acela high-speed trains along the East Coast, the fastest in the country. Alstom USA and Amtrak are ushering in a new era of rail travel on the Northeast...
San Antonio transportation museum puts out a call for railroad rail and ties
August 27th, 2025
August 27, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The Texas Transportation Museum in San Antonio is putting out a call for railroad rail and ties to refresh and expand their property so more people can enjoy their static and operational displays.According to...
Final tie in place on DART's new Silver Line, 26 mile-long line gets closer to running trains
August 27th, 2025
August 27, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Construction on the 26-mile long Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Silver Line just took a leap forward when the final tie was installed on tracks in Coppell this week.When the line opens by the...
Report to Congress: State-supported trains like the Heartland Flyer supply economic benefits to cities served
August 25th, 2025
August 25, 2025 - TRA Newswire -A new economic-impact report to Congress makes a clear case that state-supported Amtrak services, like the Texas and Oklahoma-partnered Heartland Flyer, are engines of local and regional prosperity.The study, prepared by SAIPRC, the State-Amtrak Intercity...
Texas Transportation Commission approves Heartland Flyer $3.6 million funding
August 21st, 2025
August 21, 2025 - TRA Austin - The Texas Transportation Commission, meeting in Austin today, concurred with the Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments' funding of construction and projects that included $3.6 million "for Amtrak's Heartland...
Do state talks signal new hope for S.A. to Austin commuter rail?
August 20th, 2025
August 19, 2025 - San Antonio Express-News, Richard Webner - Passenger rail has long been a subject of indifference, if not scorn, amidst the Republican political leadership of Texas, a state that has come to identify itself with super-tall highways and...
First-person report: Riding the "Mardi Gras" train, New Amtrak service along the Gulf Coast
August 20th, 2025
August 20, 2025 - TRA Newswire -A 'first-person' report on new service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama that started Monday, re-establishing train travel along the Gulf Coast that had been missing for 20 years. Texas Rail Advocates Advisor Chris...
Amtrak begins new service between New Orleans, Mobile
August 18th, 2025
August 17, 2025 - Axios.com - For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, an Amtrak conductor in New Orleans shouted "all aboard!" as passengers loaded up a Mobile-bound train on Saturday.Why it matters: The Mardi Gras line links New Orleans with four other Gulf Coast towns...
Tesla is into railroading in a big way in the Central Texas city of Taylor
August 16th, 2025
August 16, 2025 - TRA Newswire - Tesla has a big railroad shipping footprint in Central Texas, thanks to a newly constructed 183,340 square-foot Class A rail-served industrial facility in Taylor, just to the northeast of Austin. JLL Capital Markets announced it...
TxDOT is looking for its next Rail Division Director following promotion of Jeff Davis
August 15th, 2025
August 15, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Following the promotion of Jeff Davis to an executive level position, the Texas Department of Transportation announced that it is accepting applications for the position of Rail Division Director.The details of the position can...