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Grapevine Vintage Railroad starts back up with weekend trips to Fort Worth Stockyards

February 13th, 2026
February 13, 2026 - TRA Newswire -The season opener weekend for the Grapevine Vintage Railroad is February 21 and 22, according to Randall Sweet with the Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau.The heritage railroad departs from the downtown Grapevine station on...

City of Dallas pulls back on DART control, suburb cities will have more voting power on transit

February 13th, 2026
February 13, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Facing a showdown by six adjacent member cities to leave the Dallas Area Rapid Transit network, the Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to lower its share of control of the agency from 53% to...

Free student rail seminar planned for February 27th at UNT-Dallas campus, limited to first 85 registered

February 8th, 2026
February 8, 2026 - TRA Newswire - University and college students from North Texas that have an interest in anything passenger or freight rail will want to sign up for a one-day symposium later this month in Dallas. The UNT-Dallas School of...

N TX Council of Governments to launch video to support Heartland Flyer; agency looks at future intercity trains

February 5th, 2026
February 5, 2026 - TRA Newswire -The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) knows that the future of travel in a growing state like ours needs intercity rail as a transportation choice and it's important not to take a...

BNSF & Hobby Lobby open transfer facility in OKC, would take up to 40,000 trucks off Texas roads

February 5th, 2026
February 5, 2026 - TRA Newswire -BNSF Railway and Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. gathered in Oklahoma City to celebrate the opening of the Class I railroad’s new intermodal facility. Oklahoma Department of Transportation Executive Director Tim Gatz, Oklahoma City mayor...

Union Pacific signs $1.2B loco upgrade agreement with Wabtec, largest ever in U.S. rail history

February 4th, 2026
February 4, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Union Pacific has signed what they describe as a "landmark agreement" with locomotive manufacturer Wabtec Corporation totaling $1.2 billion.Wabtec will modernize Union Pacific’s fleet of AC4400 locomotives. This agreement represents the largest locomotive modernization investment...

North Texas transit advocates say the public wants DART, no withdrawal election needed

February 4th, 2026
February 4, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Members of Dallas Area Transit Alliance (DATA), a grass roots organization, went to a public meeting in the city of Addison last week and witnessed more than 30 speakers who came in despite weather...

CPKC finishes 2025 on a high note, thanks to "PSR" Precision Scheduled Railroading

February 2nd, 2026
February 3, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Canadian Pacific Kansas City, one of the "Big 3" railroads that operates in Texas, reported that full year 2025 revenue increased 4% and net income rose 11.4%. Calgary, Canada based CPKC finished last year...

Texas House Transportation Funding Chair Canales calls for expanding freight and passenger rail

January 30th, 2026
January 30, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Texas State Representative Terry Canales, who serves as Chair of the House Committee on Transportation Funding, called for state lawmakers to make investments to move more people and goods by rail. Canales remarks were made...

Valley advocacy group has plans for future passenger rail connections in Texas

January 30th, 2026
January 30, 2026 - TRA Newswire -How to connect the growing Rio Grande Valley into future intercity passenger rail corridors was the aim of the RGV International Rail Conference held in Mission, Texas this week.Former Mission Mayor Dr. Armando Ocana,...