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Ellzey's at it again: Regional Transportation Council has to issue letter to feds backing DFW-Houston high-speed rail
August 7th, 2025
August 7, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) voted to send a letter to DC-legislators supporting high-speed rail that would connect the DFW area with Houston.The support letter is...
STB office releases final environmental report for rail border crossing in South Texas
August 7th, 2025
August 6, 2025 - Trains.com -The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis has issued its final Environmental Impact Statement for the Green Eagle Railroad, a 1.3-mile line that would be part of a new 19-mile rail route and bridge...
TxDOT and Transportation Commission need a vision for intercity passenger rail
August 6th, 2025
August 7, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Speaking before the Texas Transportation Commission's monthly meeting in Austin last week, Texas Rail Advocates President Peter LeCody urged transportation officials for "a rail vision, a statewide plan for intercity passenger rail corridor service."LeCody...
Texas Transportation Commission Chairman Bruce Bugg passes away
August 6th, 2025
August 6, 2025 - TRA Newswire - The Chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission, San Antonio banker James Bruce Bugg, Jr., reportedly had complications following back surgery and passed away Wednesday morning. He was 70 years old.As Chairman, Bugg presided over the...
Review of freight funding from Texas legislative session: rail got a small slice, other modes not so much
August 5th, 2025
August 5, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The needs continue to be great in funding freight projects for rail and maritime modes in Texas and in the recent legislative session the outcome turned out to be a mixed bag. In a...
Union Pacific & Norfolk Southern $85 billion deal has intermodal shippers rethinking their carriers
August 4th, 2025
August 4, 2025 - TRA Newswire - The announcement that Union Pacific will purchase east-coast Class 1 Norfolk Southern for $85 billion and create the first U.S. transcontinental railroad has large intermodal shippers in Texas and nationwide rethinking who their carrier...
Analysis: Getting America’s passenger rail back on track requires a radically different approach
August 4th, 2025
August 4, 2025 - T4america.org - $66 billion was dedicated to rail in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), but this historic amount was directed into a federal structure that has repeatedly failed to efficiently manage passenger rail projects, including...
North Central Texas Council seeks public input on Amtrak funding, safety initiatives Aug. 11; Heartland Flyer keeps rolling
August 1st, 2025
August 1, 2025 - TRA Newswire - The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) invites the public to provide input on recently proposed initiatives, including funding to continue Amtrak service between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City and expansion plans for the...
TxDOT Rail Division Director promoted; leaves gap to be filled
July 31st, 2025
July 31, 2025 - TRA Austin - At the July meeting of the Texas Transportation Commission today, it was announced that Texas Department of Transportation Rail Division Director Jeffrey "Jeff" Davis has been promoted to Chief Administrative Officer at the agency....
Central Texas floods severed freight rail service north and west of Austin
July 26th, 2025
July 26, 2025 -TRA Newswire -In a post on X, KUT-FM Transportation Reporter Nathan Bernier described how recent flooding in the Hill Country of Texas has closed down a freight rail link along part of a 162-mile corridor through the...