March 3, 2025 - TRA Austin -Lawmakers in Austin heard from members of the Texas Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (TSLRRA) Monday over issues important to the smaller railroads and their customers.At the top of the list is a...

March 1, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Viterra, a global network that connects producers to consumers, announced the groundbreaking at a new grain facility in the Texas panhandle town of Dalhart.The plant's grain handling system will be served with a new...

February 27, 2025 - TRA Newswire -As the Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railway (BRG) turns 40 this year, the short line that serves the Port of Brownsville has seen growth surge at the southern-most port in Texas. The Brownsville and...

February 26, 2025 - TRA Newswire - (Updated with Amtrak comment 2/27) -There is movement in the process to bring high-speed rail service to the Lone Star state so Texans can travel between Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. Amtrak just announced...

February 24, 2025 - TRA Austin -The flip-side to some important rail legislation proposed each session in Austin, like improving at-grade rail crossings and expanding passenger rail service in Texas, is the gaggle of anti-high speed rail bills that always...

February 24, 2025 - TRA Austin -Senate Transportation Committee Chair Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) and Senator Carol Alvarado (D-Houston) have jointly filed Texas Senate bill 1555 that would create a grant program to make at-grade rail crossings safer, a hot button...

February 16, 2025 - KBTX.com - Local leaders from across the Brazos Valley traveled to Washington, D.C., last week as part of the Brazos Valley Council of Governments (BVCOG) to discuss regional priorities, including infrastructure, broadband access, and opposition to the...

February 17, 2025 - TRA Newswire -A growing North Texas is dependent on a share of federal funds to complete needed transportation projects and leaders are wondering when those dollars will be released.Rail projects, as well as road improvements, are...

February 17, 2025 - TRA Newswire - Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART),  growing and serving the needs of the North Texas region for more than 40 years, is now turning its attention to modernizing its transit system to continue improving the...

February 17, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Union Pacific and Texas Operation Lifesaver partnered this past week to train about 100 Houston Independent School District (HISD) police officers on critical rail safety measures — equipping them with the knowledge to prevent...