September 16, 2021 - TRA Newswire  - If and when President Biden's American Jobs Plan makes it to his desk for his signature it will include billions in funding to expand intercity passenger rail services. If and when that happens, Amtrak President...

August 11, 2021 - Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express News - My question this week is whether President Joe Biden’s massive federal infrastructure bill could lead to real passenger rail options in Texas, especially among the state’s Big 4 cities. Will...

July 30, 2021 - By Wes Lujan, AVP-External Relations, Union Pacific Railroad - Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic wiping out much of America’s passenger rail ridership, Union Pacific carried approximately 130,000 passengers across its network daily. In fact, UP has 106...

July 10, 2021 - Editors note: Restoring service to all modes of transportation in post-Covid has been a challenge for transportation agencies and Amtrak is no exception. Fewer cars on trains staffed with fewer onboard service personnel and older Superliner...

July 5, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Ever since Amtrak unveiled its vision to expand passenger rail service in key short-run corridors around the country earlier this year, interest has been growing in broadening train service to link Texas' major cities...

July 4, 2021 - TRA Newswire - A  new development in a long-range plan to put people on trains in the I-20 corridor. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards last week appointed Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins as an at-large member of the three-state...

June 8, 2021 - Commentary by Russ Jackson, 40 years as a rail advocate - After 50 years of existence you'd think Amtrak would have thought of everything.  Well, below are some ideas this writer has mulled over for a long...

June 8, 2021 - nbcdfw.com - Amtrak's proposed Heartland Flyer expansion would triple the frequency of rides between the station in downtown Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, as well as extend Amtrak service to Newton, Kansas through Wichita. In a Zoom press...

May 31, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Rail Passengers Association (RPA) has issued an economic benefits analysis that shows if Amtrak's Sunset Limited/Texas Eagle service expanded from tri-weekly to daily service it would generate an economic return of 3.5 times to...

May 27, 2021 - TRA Newswire - By 2035 Amtrak, the only national passenger rail service provider, wants to deliver more frequent and reliable trains to more Texas cities. In an announcement from Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn, the executive said that “now...