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Quarry company to revive, expand 27 mile long Central Texas rail line through Burnet County
March 6th, 2025
March 6, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Texas Materials Group is proposing a 27 mile long rail line in Burnet county to transport aggregate between quarries and has petitioned the Surface Transportation Board (STB) for permission to proceed. The proposal would revive...
Fort Worth proposes urban rail system emanating from downtown
March 5th, 2025
March 4, 2025 - ForrWorthReport.org, Eric E. Garcia -An urban rail system that emanates from downtown Fort Worth and extends to the city’s rapidly growing areas to the north, south and west is among the sweeping transit recommendations a committee...
Railroad Day at the Texas Capitol, lawmakers hear from Short Line Railroads
March 3rd, 2025
March 3, 2025 - TRA Austin -Lawmakers in Austin heard from members of the Texas Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (TSLRRA) Monday over issues important to the smaller railroads and their customers.At the top of the list is a...
Union Pacific to serve major new grain facility in Texas panhandle
March 1st, 2025
March 1, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Viterra, a global network that connects producers to consumers, announced the groundbreaking at a new grain facility in the Texas panhandle town of Dalhart.The plant's grain handling system will be served with a new...
Brownsville and Rio Grande Railway celebrates 40 Years; port of Brownsville traffic shoots skyward
February 27th, 2025
February 27, 2025 - TRA Newswire -As the Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railway (BRG) turns 40 this year, the short line that serves the Port of Brownsville has seen growth surge at the southern-most port in Texas. The Brownsville and...
Amtrak announces a "Texas Two Step" to find a delivery partner for the DFW/Houston high speed rail project
February 26th, 2025
February 26, 2025 - TRA Newswire - (Updated with Amtrak comment 2/27) -There is movement in the process to bring high-speed rail service to the Lone Star state so Texans can travel between Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. Amtrak just announced...
The parade of bad rail bills continues; anti-rail speed rail and now anti-light rail
February 24th, 2025
February 24, 2025 - TRA Austin -The flip-side to some important rail legislation proposed each session in Austin, like improving at-grade rail crossings and expanding passenger rail service in Texas, is the gaggle of anti-high speed rail bills that always...
Senators Nichols, Alvarado file bill for railroad grade separation grants, increase public safety at crossings
February 24th, 2025
February 24, 2025 - TRA Austin -Senate Transportation Committee Chair Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) and Senator Carol Alvarado (D-Houston) have jointly filed Texas Senate bill 1555 that would create a grant program to make at-grade rail crossings safer, a hot button...
Brazos Valley leaders meet with lawmakers to oppose federal funding for high-speed rail
February 24th, 2025
February 16, 2025 - KBTX.com - Local leaders from across the Brazos Valley traveled to Washington, D.C., last week as part of the Brazos Valley Council of Governments (BVCOG) to discuss regional priorities, including infrastructure, broadband access, and opposition to the...
North TX transportation projects waiting on federal release of funds; Ellzey opposes Trinity Railway Express expansion
February 17th, 2025
February 17, 2025 - TRA Newswire -A growing North Texas is dependent on a share of federal funds to complete needed transportation projects and leaders are wondering when those dollars will be released.Rail projects, as well as road improvements, are...