July 15, 2026 - TRA Austin - Jakob W. Schmidt, Austin community liaison for Texas Rail Advocates, and TRA contributor Kal Silverberg - The Texas Department of Transportation has released its Austin-San Antonio Passenger Rail Study, a June 2026 report from consultant HNTB...

July 9, 2026 - AustinChronicle.com, Jakob W. Schmidt -Texans will be paying to move people through this corridor either way. Why not invest in better rail options?I ride the Texas Eagle out of Austin, so I know what little it...

April 30, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today submitted an amended merger application to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) seeking approval to create America’s first transcontinental railroad. Additional analysis reinforces...

April 16, 2026 - TRA Newswire -The Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway is one step closer to operating in South TexasUnion Pacific's Denison rail yard rolls out a new rock terminal (Laredo) - The Surface Transportation Board released a Draft Environmental Assessment for a...

April 6, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Attendees at the 22nd Annual Southwestern Rail Conference will get to hear first-hand what a proposed $85 billion merger between two of the largest railroads in the U.S. will mean from an executive at Union...

March 30, 2026 - TRA Newswire -New Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) safety data shows that 2025 was the safest year on record for the rail industry, with improvements across almost every safety metric.Highlighted by the Association of American Railroads (AAR),...

March 7, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Serviacero USA has purchased a rail-served site at Gulf Inland Logistics Park in Dayton Texas, where it will establish its first U.S. steel products manufacturing operation."We’re pleased to welcome Serviacero USA to our growing community...

March 6, 2026 - TRA Newswire -At a meeting of the Southern Rail Commission (SRC) it was announced that progress is being made on future plans to start passenger rail service between Dallas-Fort Worth, East Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama...

March 2, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Customers at hotels in downtown Waco will be able to get rid of their earplugs in the future when a series of 10 grade crossings will be turned into Quiet Zones. Train horns in...

February 26, 2026 - TRA Newswire, Austin - (updated March 1, 2026)The Texas Transportation Commission today awarded the first five state grants for rail crossing separation projects from a new state rail fund, totaling $ 160.4 million. Texas Department of Transportation...