une 5, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Amtrak has submitted applications for approximately $716 million in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funding for 16 proposed projects around the country that would improve Long Distance reliability, reduce travel times and expand service. These...
Updated June 6, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The Federal Railroad Administration will be releasing funds totaling some $86 million for five major grade-crossing projects in Texas cities through the Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant Program. The funds come from the...
May 31, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Union Pacific is the latest Class 1 railroad to announce faster, direct intermodal service from Texas to other key markets. UP announced Tuesday that it will provide a direct, quicker intermodal service from Port...
May 31, 2023 - CBSAustin.com - A local multi-billion-dollar mass transit project is still on track despite efforts in the just-ended legislative session aimed at derailing it. Project Connect is moving forward with a slimmed-down initial plan to create a new light rail service connecting...
May 29, 2023 - TRA Austin -The massive Texas state budget, with billions of dollars in surplus taxpayer funds, came up short again for any meaningful passenger and freight rail projects in 2024-25 plans. These budget cycles continue to repeat...
May 26, 2023 - TRA Newswire - Two Dallas-based rail companies, TNW Corporation has teamed up with TrinityRail to expand rail service on the Texas North Western Railway (TXNW) line in Sunray, Texas. The short line located north of Amarillo is owned...
May 26, 2023 - TRA Austin -Marc Williams to lead AASHTO Council on Rail TransportationTexas Department of Transportation Executive Director Marc D. Williams has been named Chair of the Council on Rail Transportation for the American Association of State Highway...
May 26, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a safety advisory following a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report on a crash involving two Union Pacific trains in Chico Texas, 45 miles north of Fort Worth.According to...
May 16, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Starting June 2, BNSF Railway will initiate regular intermodal service between the Port of Houston and both its massive Alliance facility, north of Fort Worth, and onward to Denver.The twice a week service from...
May 8, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Loram Technologies, best known for their railway safety and maintenance vehicles seen working on railroads across the country, has broken ground on the south side of Georgetown, Texas for their Global Rail Campus headquarters.The...