December 7, 2015 - (Dallas) Amtrak's Texas Eagle service has a lot to celebrate and you get the prize. Starting in January when you purchase one regular (adult) rail fare on the daily Texas Eagle you get to take a...
Updated December 4, 2015 - TRA Newswire / NARP / APTA
First Fully-Funded, Long-Term Surface Transportation Bill in Ten Years
(Washington) - President Obama signed into law a five year transportation infrastructure bill today. The measure will invest $61 billion in our...
Updated December 3, 2015 - TRA Newswire
(Dallas) - The private company that plans to build a high speed rail line between Texas' two largest metro areas kicked off a series of public meetings in Dallas Tuesday, showing the public and...
December 1, 2015
The movers and shakers in Texas that build our homes, business parks and industrial sites are sitting up and taking notice about freight and passenger rail and how important it is in their economic plans.
Three stories this week paint a...
November 30, 2015 - Special to TRA Newswire
Company developing high-speed rail adds experience to senior executive team in Public Affairs, Construction and Finance
Appointments mark latest milestone in the private, Texas-based company project linking Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston's commercial hubs
Texas...
November 19, 2015 - Eric Jaffe - CityLab.com
Federal officials rule the rail line won’t stop in DPlugins 0owntown Houston
America’s train-loving vice president has bestowed his official blessing on theprivately funded high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas. On Wednesday, Joe Biden...
November 18, 2015 - Brandon Formby - Dallas Morning News Transportation Blog
Vice President Joe Biden stood atop a sun-drenched rooftop in the Cedars on Wednesday to sing the praises of a planned high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston. The...
November 11, 2015 - By AMAN BATHEJA TEXAS TRIBUNE
Despite its car-is-king reputation, Texas has emerged as a hot market for international rail firms betting the state is ripe for a boom in high-speed rail projects.
For more than three years, Japanese-backed Texas...
November 11, 2015 - Latinalista.com
McALLEN, RGV – A high-speed passenger rail line between San Antonio and Monterrey is going to happen, says state Rep. Richard Peña Raymond.
The Laredo Democrat made the prediction at a news conference held at Laredo City...
November 10, 2015 - NBCDFW.com
The plan to link Dallas and Houston with a high-speed train is taking another step forward. Texas Central is scheduling a number of public hearings across the state to discuss the project.
The train travels nearly 200...
