March 14, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it has awarded up to $400,000 to the Southern Rail Commission (Louisiana) through the Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Grant Program. The program...

March 13, 2024 - TRA Newswire -A transformative bill filed in Congress this week could help propel Texas into the high-speed rail arena, if it can gain a bi-partisan nod at the federal level and filter down to positive response...

March 11, 2024 - CNBC.com -A video documentary on high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston.After decades of research, the U.S. remains without authentic high-speed rail options. Federal planners believe that a route connecting major cities in Texas may be an...

March 9, 2024 - PalestineHerald.com - After a win in 2023, Anderson County suffered a loss in 12th Court of Appeals in February.Thursday, Feb. 22 the 12th Court of Appeals issued an opinion declaring the 1954 agreement between Palestine and Union...

March 10, 2024 - TRA Newswire -What is the impact of the far-reaching Infrastructure Law that Congress passed in 2021 and how does Texas figure into the billions of dollars that are in play for passenger and freight rail projects.Those...

March 9, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The Surface Transportation Board has received 92 nominations for 18 seats on its first ever Rail Passengers Advisory Committee, with some names from Texas and nearby states on the list.When the SurfBoard announces the...

March 6, 2024 - TRA Newswire - With Update March 16 -BNSF was able to restore service to both of its main lines in the Panhandle Subdivision in the Texas Panhandle on March 16th.BNSF Railway operating teams are confronting significant...

March 3, 2024 - Commentary by Russ Jackson, Contributing Writer -The FRA has released its list of the 15 new long distance routes that could be added to the existing 15.  It's an impressive list of what ought-to-be's, but I hate...

March 3, 2024 - TRA Newswire -He's regarded as a transport executive who knows how to get projects done and maybe that's just what is needed to get the long-delayed high-speed rail project between Dallas and Houston going.Andy Byford, whose...

February 28, 2024 - TRA Newswire The FC Austin season opener tested the new McKalla rail station in North Austin, as an unexpected surge of passengers tried to use the rail line this past weekend. CapMetro was caught unaware, a victim...