June 28, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Dallas and Austin are the latest recipients of federal funding for their urban rail systems. Dallas Area Rapid Transit has been awarded a $25 million RAISE grant (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) from...

June 26, 2023 - RestartLoneStarRailDistrict.org - A recently published master's thesis found that a high-quality San Antonio to Austin train would have the highest ridership out of any other city pairs in Texas. Modeling results show that a train between the...

June 23, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) (CPKC) and CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) (CSX) have announced their intent to enter into a joint venture for the building and deployment of hydrogen locomotive conversion...

June 22, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Three "Flyover Country" senators are not happy about the geographic makeup of the Amtrak Board of Directors and made their voices heard during a nominee hearing of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.Chairwoman...

June 19, 2023 - TRA Newswire -From the beginning of his law practice until his death on June 10th, Hugh McCulley represented railroad companies in their business and regulatory activities. Over the course of his career, he was counsel for just...

June 18, 2023 - TRA Newswire - Recently completed expansion at Port Freeport along the Texas Gulf Coast means more business for the Union Pacific-served seaport. In 2019 Texas Rail Advocates reported that the Port Freeport Commissioners had approved a construction contract with McCarthy...

May 31, 2023 - t4america.org - The mayors of Monroe, Ruston, and Shreveport, Louisiana, have joined forces with the mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi to fight for new Amtrak service through their communities. This move has placed these four local officials at...

June 18, 2023 - Legacy.com - Roy Dell Walthall III suffered catastrophic brain damage on Friday, June 9th and passed away June 16th 2023. Roy lived the most amazing life and will be remembered and loved forever by all those whose lives...

June 18, 2023 - TRA Editorial - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a full committee nomination hearing this coming Wednesday, June 21 at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider nominations for...

June 15, 2023 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates has learned that the state of Texas is not interested in a share of some $5.8 million in federal funding for states to participate in the Interstate Rail Compact (IRC) Program....