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Heartland Flyer faces imminent suspension without Texas state funding
June 5th, 2025
June 5, 2025 - TRA Newswire - Mayors from Fort Worth to Oklahoma City call for continued fundingWhile Amtrak operates the service, states are legally required to fund costs (see section 209 below)For more than 25 years, the Heartland Flyer has been...
Short Line Grant Program is a first for Texas "mom and pop" railroads
June 2nd, 2025
June 2, 2025 - TRA Austin - The Texas House and Senate have both given the nod to a grant program for the 50-some Texas short line railroads and the legislation to make it a reality has been sent to Governor...
BNSF Railway, J.B. Hunt and Mexico rail provider GMXT to offer intermodal service that includes DFW market
May 31st, 2025
May 31, 2025 - TRA Newswire - Fort Worth based BNSF Railway, carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services and Mexican rail provider Grupo Mexico Transportes (GMXT) have launched a new intermodal service in Mexico with Dallas-Fort Worth as one of the primary...
Dallas (DART Rail) and Austin (Project Connect) survived the legislative session in Austin
May 31st, 2025
June 1, 2025 - TRA Austin -The sharp knives that were out to gut public transportation programs in Dallas and Austin failed in the state legislative session that just ended.Two transit proposals that would have diverted 25% of the sales tax revenue...
Save the Heartland Flyer: Why we need the Fort Worth-OKC train more than ever
May 30th, 2025
June 2, 2025 Updated - TRA Austin -Regular funding for the daily train that runs between Fort Worth, Gainesville and Oklahoma CIty, as requested by the Texas Department of Transportation, was pulled by budget lawmakers in Austin and was not...
New law will require prospective Texas high-speed rail companies to disclose sensitive proprietary information
May 29th, 2025
May 29, 2025 - TRA Austin -Today, Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill that singles out and could potentially put a damper on investment in high-speed rail development in Texas.House Bill 2003, filed by rural Representative Cody Harris, (R) Palestine,...
CBP and CPKC join forces to boost US-Mexico rail security at Laredo with cutting-edge tech
May 26th, 2025
May 26, 2025 - Laredo Morning Times -A border security collaboration between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Canadian Pacific Kansas City is set to enhance safety along the expanding railroad trade route at the U.S.-Mexico border through the Laredo...
Texas puts $250M in a grant program to fund railroad grade separation projects
May 26th, 2025
Updated May 27, 2025 - TRA Austin -Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill Friday that would, for the first time, create a grant program to eliminate dangerous at-grade rail crossings across the state. A supplemental budget of $250 million was...
Texas legislature update: the good, bad and ugly rail bills in the final weeks
May 11th, 2025
May 11, 2025 - TRA Austin -The Good: A few bills dealing with grant programs for at-grade rail crossing separations and short line railroad development are moving through the legislature in the final weeks of the current session.The Bad: Cody...
Travel differently: Three train routes to discover Texas anew
April 30th, 2025
April 28, 2025 - TexasHighways.com - When Houston Natives Kim and Sean Ballesteros purchased a second home 465 miles away in the West Texas community of Sanderson, they wanted their vacation to begin the moment they walked out the door. “We didn’t...