August 17, 2017 - TRA Newswire - In a public meeting held at the North Central Texas Council of Governments office in Arlington today, Transportation Director Michael Morris outlined six potential innovative partnership ideas to get the missing link of the...

August 17, 2017 - Progressiverailroading.com - Union Pacific Railroad yesterday announced it will eliminate 500 management positions by mid-September as part of a cost-cutting measure. The Class I also intends to reduce 250 non-management positions during the same time period, UP officials said...

August 14, 2017 - TRA Opinion - If we're going to have the first high speed passenger rail line in the country right here in Texas then you need to know the who, what, when, where and why of Texas Central. The...

August 14, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Selection of firms signifies important milestone working on design and engineering as high-speed train project moves toward construction Fluor and Lane would be the preferred design-builder of the North Texas-to-Houston line after development...

August 13, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Stadler announced that it has completed the first FLIRT diesel-multiple-unit (DMU)  at its plant at North Salt Lake, Utah for the TEXRail project that will link downtown Fort Worth to DFW International Airport. The...

August 11, 2017 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) on Wednesday toured the Temple & Texas Central(TC) Railway, one of 12 short lines managed by Patriot Rail Co. LLC. TC Operations Manager David Lutz led the tour, which also included a discussion...

Updated August 13, 2017 - TRA Newswire - If you're one of about 300 football fans coming to Dallas from Oklahoma for the Texas-OU game in October you could snag a special fare on the Heartland Flyer out of Oklahoma City...

August 8, 2017 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - BNSF Railway Co. reported revenue jumped 14.5 percent to $5.3 billion on higher volumes and increased average revenue per car during the second quarter compared with the same period a year ago. BNSF's pretax net earnings rose...

August 7, 2017 - GlobalAirRailNews.com - Stadler has announced that the first FLIRT for the future TEXRail commuter line has been completed. In 2015, Fort Worth Transportation Authority signed a $100 million contract with the rolling stock manufacturer for eight FLIRT diesel-electric...

Updated August 13, 2017 - TRA Newswire - AUSTIN – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the Texas Department of Transportation has received a $7 million federal grant to help rebuild the Presidio-Ojinaga International Rail Bridge and 72 miles of...