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TRA urges Texas lawmakers to add TxDOT's statewide transit plan to their interim hearings

January 16th, 2026
January 16, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Texas lawmakers will hold what they call 'Interim Charge Hearings' in the upcoming months, to review legislation that passed during the 2025 session and determine what should be studied leading into the next gathering...

Riding the Sunset Limited, a Texas train ride to remember

January 14th, 2026
January 6, 2026 - Houstoniamag.com, Brittany Britto Garley - A ride on America’s oldest named passenger train reveals the beauty and the bumps of traveling through Texas, the slower way.Traveling across Texas can feel endless. The highways stretch for hours, crossing desert...

BNSF Railway beats its own industry-leading safety record in 2025

January 13th, 2026
January 13, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway had its best year ever in reporting safety results for 2025, a record in the company's 177-year history. The railroad continues to lead its peers in North America when it...

Texas Rail Advocates teams with UNT-Dallas for a student Rail Symposium

January 12th, 2026
January 12, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Texas Rail Advocates, in conjunction with the University of North Texas - Dallas School of Business, will present the first in a series of Academic Rail Symposiums February 27th at the Dallas campus.The event,...

BNSF exec Igoe joins R.J. Corman Railroad as President and COO

January 6th, 2026
January 6, 2026 - TRA Newswire -R. J. Corman Railroad Company today announced Matthew (Matt) Igoe will join R. J. Corman Railroad Company as President & Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. He will assume responsibility for transportation, mechanical, engineering, and day-to-day network performance across...

Why a public vote to pull out of DART's service area is a bad move; unintended consequences ahead

December 24th, 2025
December 25, 2025 - TRA Commentary -So, maybe Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) hasn't been the easiest for member cities to work with, has not been transparent enough, or focused closer on individual city needs. And, by the way, that's...

Texarkana's historic train station is just a plain eyesore, the grand lady has fallen into disrepair

December 24th, 2025
December 24, 2025 - TRA Newswire - Built in 1930 in the renaissance style, the historic Union Train Station that straddles two cities in two states has fallen into disrepair and has been a stagnant blight in downtown Texarkana, Texas and...

TEXRail expansion moving forward with revised $33M contract

December 24th, 2025
December 21, 2025 - FortWorthReport.org, Eric E. Garcia -Plans to expand a popular Fort Worth passenger rail line are progressing.Trinity Metro isn’t quite ready to start building its 2.1-mile extension from downtown to the Medical District but it is taking...

Safety issue: Feds cracking down on Mexican train crews operating in Texas rail yards

December 21st, 2025
December 21, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Just as the Trump administration has been cracking down on foreign truck drivers that can't read road signs or speak English, the Federal Railroad Administration has been inspecting trains at Texas border crossings and...

One year after a deadly train wreck, a West Texas town awaits state help to avoid more tragedy

December 21st, 2025
December 18, 2025 - TexasTribune.org - As oil and gas industry traffic continues to speed through Pecos, TxDOT said it is working to find $194 million to build an alternative route away from the heart of the city.PECOS — For Joe...