October 4, 2018 - TRA Newswire -  Salini Impregilo brings global experience, having built more than 4,000 miles of railway infrastructure, and will lead civil construction consortium  Selection of multinational civil engineering contractors strengthens civil construction group for Texas line Announcement...

September 25, 2018 - TRA Comment - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced that the Federal Transit Administration will award $366 million in grants to improve the safety and reliability of America’s bus systems and enhance mobility for transit riders....

September 19, 2018 - TRA Comment - Here's the story from the Dallas Morning News this week: A competitor of the company trying to build a Dallas-to-Houston bullet-train connection has blasted the notion that a high-speed rail line can be built without public money. "The whole...

September 18, 2018 - Exclusive to TRA - In a letter to Amtrak President Richard Anderson, the Mayor of Houston said he supports increased service of the now tri-weekly Sunset Limited train that stops in the city. Mayor Sylvester Turner indicated he...

September 17, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific today announced its Unified Plan 2020, a new operating plan that implements Precision Scheduled Railroading principles. Unified Plan 2020 will launch Oct. 1 and will be rolled out in phases across the entire Union Pacific rail network. The...

September 13, 2018 - Dallas Morning News - Texas Central Partners has secured a $300 million loan to continue its pursuit of a new 240-mile high-speed rail route from downtown Dallas to Houston. The company said it will use the financing to move...

August 31, 2018 - San Antonio Express-News / Progressive Railroading - Related: Union Pacific to provide crude-by-rail service in Pecos, Texas Oil producers in the Permian Basin, dealing with a shortage of pipelines, are increasingly turning to trucks and rail to ship...

September 7, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Kansas City Southern  announced today its schedule for the 18th annual Holiday Express train, which will stop in 22 communities in eight states including Texas on 27 dates.  At each stop, visitors can board...

August 30, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific continues to make significant progress implementing positive train control (PTC). The company said it will meet all required deadlines for installing PTC on its network. As allowed by federal law, Union Pacific...

August 30, 2018 - Special to TRA from Landon Biehl - If you’ve ever traveled I-45, which is pretty unavoidable if you live in Texas, you probably know it’s notorious for being one of the most dangerous highways in the United...