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RailNation: Meridian / Dallas-Atlanta passenger rail link could happen within two years; FRA rail program grants are in progress
October 10th, 2023
October 10, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Passenger rail advocates, Amtrak and elected officials gathered in Mississippi over the past weekend to hear about new and expanded future train service at what was billed RailNation: Meridian. Meridian, known as Queen City in...
Dates set for 2024 Southwestern Rail Conference / Texas Short Line & Regional Railroad Assoc. Conference
October 2nd, 2023
October 2, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The dates are confirmed for the 20th Annual Southwestern Rail Conference. The premier freight and passenger rail conference in the Southwest that brings together the public and private sector is scheduled for April 15...
Port of Victoria receives $20 million grant to fund new rail infrastructure
October 2nd, 2023
October 2, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The Victoria County Navigation District has received a TXDOT Maritime Infrastructure Program (MIP) Grant to fund the first phase of a rail infrastructure project at the Texas Logistics Center (TXLC). Phase 1 of the...
Wichita Falls hopes to revive Railroad Museum, gets 1 year lease
September 30th, 2023
September 30, 2023 - railfan.com - The railroad museum in Wichita Falls has received a new lease on life — literally. A new lease for the city-owned property on which it sits was unanimously approved by city councilors on September 5,...
At it again: US Reps Ellzey and McCaul send letter to FRA opposing high-speed rail
September 30th, 2023
September 30, 2023 - TRA Newswire -(editor's note: Texas Rail Advocates addresses and debunks the letter. See below)Two U.S. Congressman from Texas don't want to see a penny of proposed passenger rail funding used for grants to build a high-speed...
Lanham named VP of Rail at Trinity Metro
September 29th, 2023
September 29, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Reed Lanham has been named Trinity Metro's Vice President of Rail. Not a new name to rail operations in North Texas, Lanham spent the last four years as Deputy VP of rail for TEXRail, which...
3 Texas rail projects awarded in FRA nationwide $1.4 billion CRISI grants, state only gets 1% share of total
September 25th, 2023
September 25, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Rail improvement projects in Laredo, Brownsville and the Texas Panhandle will benefit from nearly $15 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program grants, the Federal Railroad Administration announced today.The U.S. Department of...
Rio Grande rail crossing at Eagle Pass to reopen, embargo lifted
September 23rd, 2023
September 23, 2023 - TRA Newswire - A rail embargo at the Union Pacific Eagle Pass, Texas bridge has been lifted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection today, allowing 24 backed-up trains to start moving again.eth Whited survey the railroad...
Fed grant paves the way for Gulf Coast passenger rail service east of Texas; Baton Rouge-NOL grant turned down
September 22nd, 2023
September 22, 2023 - TRA Newswire / Rail Passengers Association -Amtrak service along the Gulf Coast from New Orleans to Mobile is now assured to return following the announcement of a $178 million dollar grant announced by U.S. Senator Roger...
Texans take note: a new era in high-speed rail started Friday
September 22nd, 2023
September 22, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Texans take note. The naysayers were dead wrong. They said a private company could never build and operate a high-speed rail line in the U.S. It hadn't happened in over a century. Until history...