April 25, 2024 - TRA Newswire -From high-speed rail and a growing Texas economy causing congestion to the future of freight rail expansion and how it can affect Texas ports were some of the topics discussed with a Transportation Reporters...

April 25, 2024 - TRA Newswire -"We've been working on this for ten years and we're almost there", according to Southern Rail Commission Chairman Knox Ross, referring to reestablishing passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast, from New Orleans to...

April 24, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Texas Congressman Troy Nehls, Chairman of the House Transportation Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous MAterials, speaking in a pre-recorded video before the Southwestern Rail Conference said "on the record, I strongly support using...

April 24, 2024 - TRA Newswire - Texas Department of Transportation Rail Division Director Jeff Davis, speaking at the Southwestern Rail Conference, said that the agency applied for three Federal Railroad Administration Corridor Identification programs to advance passenger rail in the...

April 23, 2023 - TRA Newswire - Independent freight rail analyst Tony Hatch, at the Southwestern Rail Conference, said that freight railroads face daunting challenges from hedge funds that see Class 1's in excellent financial condition, the best shape they have...

April 23, 2024 - TRA Newswire -University of Texas students at Austin that were involved in a project studying high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston came  up with interesting findings that were unveiled at this year's Southwestern Rail Conference.The course,...

April 19, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The administrator of one of the largest counties in the country, Travis County Judge Andy Brown, called for efficient, quick and safe passenger rail service between Austin and San Antonio and further up and...

April 19, 2024 - TRA Newswire -While Andy Byford, Senior Vice-President of High-Speed Rail projects for Amtrak, says that it's not a done-deal yet and still faces hurdles, he says there is strong political support in North Texas and the...

April 19, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose, speaking at the 20th Annual Southwestern Rail Conference in Hurst, Texas this week, said that a lot of work has already been accomplished by the agency on establishing high-speed...

April 16, 2024 - texarkanagazette.com - Recent storms not only caused power outages in the area but also caused damage to the local Amtrak station's elevator tower, making it unsafe to access the train platform.The Texarkana station sustained storm damage and...