May 3, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Two rail studies between Austin and San Antonio were reviewed by members of the Texas Passenger Rail Advisory Committee in Austin this week. The committee, put together by Travis County Judge Andy Brown, examined potential...

June 2, 2026 - Jakob Schmidt, TRA Austin Community Liaison -Editors note: Project Connect is avoter-approved $7.1 billion transit expansion program designed to overhaul public transportation in Austin, Texas. It is spearheaded by the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP), CapMetro and the...

May 22, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Not having enough to do trying to derail a high-speed rail line between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, a Texas-based anti-rail group has taken aim at a public-private rail partnership out West that covers two states.ReRoute...

May 21, 2026 - Transportation for America (T4America.org) -Some good, some not so in the the Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America’s 250th (BUILD America 250) Act, which was released by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee May 17th.With...

May 14, 2026 - TRA Newswire -To set the stage, over $11 million has been spent in North Texas, planning a high-speed rail extension from Fort Worth and Arlington to Dallas, where it would link up with a proposed bullet-train...

May 13, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Gas pains. Growing pains. We suffer from both in Texas. It's time to make changes. Transportation policy changes.The 2027 Texas legislative session will be here before you know it. Many of the ideas for...

May 7, 2026 - Jim Mathews, President and CEO, Rail Passengers Association -I want to say that one immediate reaction to the recent discussion around train security is sort of understandable, I guess: if someone dangerous boarded an Amtrak train...

May 13, 2026 - railway.supply -BNSF efficiency gains are showing up in the railroad’s financial results. BNSF's Fort Worth-based CEO Katie Farmer says the company still needs to improve profitability. She said it also needs to narrow the gap with...

May 13, 2026 - TRA Newswire -County Line Rail (CLR), Houston-based short line and industrial rail development company, announces the start of the Gulf Coast Rail Gateway, a 350-acre industrial rail park north of Corpus Christi, between Sinton and Odem,...

May 13, 2026 - TRA Newswire -It's called SMX, the Southeast Mexico Express, and it's being upgraded with a dedicated train and shortened transit times between Southeastern states, Texas and Mexico.The CPKC-CSX combo service launched last week and promises faster...