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More presenters announced for Southwestern Rail Conference May 18-19; freight and passenger rail discussions
March 18th, 2026
March 18, 2026 - TRA Newswire -The 22nd Annual Southwestern Rail Conference, May 18-19 at the Hurst Texas Conference Center, will bring together an outstanding group of presenters to discuss important freight and passenger rail issues and new developments.A special...
BNSF holds groundbreaking ceremony for major North Texas logistics center at Gunter
March 18th, 2026
March 18, 2026 - TRA Newswire -After a lawsuit and several years of negotiations with a tiny north Texas city, BNSF Railway and Gunter Texas officials shook hands and held a groundbreaking ceremony for Logistics Center North Dallas, a complex...
Amtrak eyes I‑20 corridor passenger expansion
March 18th, 2026
March 16, 2026 - ktbs.com - SHREVEPORT La. - Amtrak officials are looking to expand travel across several southern states, and with new data centers coming to the area they have to find ways to help people get around.An expansion of...
Rail service from Plano to McKinney being studied by North Central Texas Regional Transportation Council
March 15th, 2026
March 15, 2026 - TRA Newswire -A study is back in progress to look at proposed rail service north of Dallas, between Plano and McKinney. The Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments voted this week to...
FRA Administrator David Fink to speak at 22nd annual Southwestern Rail Conference May 18-19
March 7th, 2026
March 7, 2026 - TRA Newswire -He has a lot on his plate. The Administrator for the Federal Railroad Administration, David A. Fink, will deliver an address at the 22nd Annual Southwestern Rail Conference, May 18-19 at the Hurst Texas...
Mexican steel company to open U.S. plant at Houston area rail-served logistics park
March 7th, 2026
March 7, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Serviacero USA has purchased a rail-served site at Gulf Inland Logistics Park in Dayton Texas, where it will establish its first U.S. steel products manufacturing operation."We’re pleased to welcome Serviacero USA to our growing community...
DART funding agreement provides North Texas transit member cities a new path forward; 3 cities still to vote on stay or leave
March 6th, 2026
March 6, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Member cities in the Dallas Area Rapid Transit network can expect to see a portion of the sales tax they pay returned to them as part of a deal to head off withdrawal elections...
Slow but steady progress on plan for DFW-Atlanta I-20 passenger rail service; ridership explosion on Mobile-NOL trains
March 6th, 2026
March 6, 2026 - TRA Newswire -At a meeting of the Southern Rail Commission (SRC) it was announced that progress is being made on future plans to start passenger rail service between Dallas-Fort Worth, East Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama...
It's going to get quiet in Waco, on purpose. Quiet Zone crossing construction starts this month
March 2nd, 2026
March 2, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Customers at hotels in downtown Waco will be able to get rid of their earplugs in the future when a series of 10 grade crossings will be turned into Quiet Zones. Train horns in...
Amtrak finally has strategy for ordering long-distance trains, Superliners in Texas to be phased out
March 1st, 2026
March 1, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Ride 'em in Texas while they are still around for a few years if you're a nostalgic person, but Amtrak now has a path forward to order replacement trains for its aging double-deck Superliner...