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Early registration ends Saturday for Southwestern Rail Conference, save $100 now

March 20th, 2025
March 20, 2025 - TRA Newswire -If you have not already registered, then be sure to Register before this Saturday night and save $100.00 for the Premier all-rail conference held each year in Texas. If you are registered, we will see you...

Could 3 North Texas agencies combine commuter rail operations? Transit official thinks so

March 19th, 2025
March 18, 2025 - FortWorthReport.org, Eric E. Garcia -A proposed regional rail authority — incorporating Fort Worth, Dallas and Denton commuter train systems — could be a viable option in four North Texas counties if it has dedicated operational funding...

Another rail-served park pops up: Gateway Industrial Rail Park in Laredo

March 19th, 2025
March 19, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Ironhorse Resources, Inc. has announced a long-term partnership with Kraus Development to serve as the railroad developer and operator for the 2,000-acre master-planned Gateway Rail Industrial Park. The rail park is located within Kraus...

Gardner steps down as CEO of Amtrak, Texas trains roll on

March 19th, 2025
March 19, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Stephen Gardner, CEO of Amtrak, announced that he was stepping down from the leadership role of the passenger rail carrier, effective immediately. Garden had held that role after more than four years at the helm...

Time to get Texas on track: Start with the critical Austin-San Antonio rail segment

March 18th, 2025
March 18, 2025 - TRA Commentary -It's not going to get any easier to drive from north of Austin to south of San Antonio, and in between the next decade is going to be a nightmare of construction, delays and...

County Line Rail buys Sabine River and Northern Railroad in Southeast Texas "Golden Traingle"

March 17th, 2025
March 17, 2025 - TRA Newswire - Brent Hall, CEO of County Line Rail Operations and a FRA certified engineer and conductor, will have his work cut out for him bringing back to life the Sabine River and Northern Railroad (SRN),...

Final batch of rail bills gets in under the wire in Austin: help for short lines, transit "lanes", overpasses

March 16th, 2025
March 16, 2025 - TRA Austin -Bill filing for the 89th Legislature is now history. There were a flurry of bills that could affect both freight and passenger rail in Texas and we're going to run them down for you. Representative...

Amtrak Texas Eagle service to be interrupted for necessary UP track work during 8-day periods this spring

March 15th, 2025
March 15, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Springtime always brings out the track crews for necessary repairs and infrastructure upgrades and 2025 will have Union Pacific maintenance-of-way gangs hard at work between Marshall in East Texas and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. If...

New presentations at Southwestern Rail Conference: Amtrak, Association of American Railroads, Surface Transportation Board

March 14th, 2025
March 14, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Early registration for the 21st Annual Southwestern Rail Conference at the Hurst Texas Conference Center ends March 22nd so you only have a few days to take advance of a discounted rate.The only all-rail...

Firm start date for New Orleans-Mobile passenger rail to be announced soon

March 14th, 2025
March 14 2025 - TRA Newswire -You'll be able to buy tickets soon for the start of passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama. During the quarterly meeting of the Southern Rail Commission (SRC),...

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