August 5, 2024 - TRA Newswire - Travis County Judge Andy Brown, who earlier this year vowed to bring passenger rail service to the public between Austin, San Antonio and beyond, chaired a live and virtual meeting in the Rio Grande...

August 4, 2024 - TRA Newswire -If you've been trying to get a reservation for a coach seat or a sleeping car compartment on Amtrak's Texas Eagle or Sunset Limited and found that the trains were sold out, there is...

July 26, 2024 - TRA Newswire -An agreement is said to be finalized that would restore passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama along the Gulf Coast corridor. The agreement, which is scheduled for final approval during the first...

July 23, 2024 - TexasTribune.com - The state’s booming population, congestion problems and billions of federal dollars on the table have officials eyeing ways to boost passenger rail.A robust passenger rail system has long been seen as a pipe dream in...

July 17, 2024 - TRA Newswire - Once a glorious facility that spanned the Arkansas and Texas border and hosted numerous daily trains, the Texarkana Union Station has fallen into a state of disrepair and has become an eyesore for the region. That may change...

July 6, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Compared to the same period in 2023, the three Amtrak intercity passenger rail services that operate in Texas showed an improvement in on-time performance (OTP) for the first six months of this year.Statistics released...

May 29, 2024 - TRA Newswire - During a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on Thursday in Washington, Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) questioned Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about high-speed rail in Texas.Allred asked the secretary how serious he and...

May 21, 2024 - Bloomberg.com - Benjamin Schneider -For a long time, the dream of bringing high-speed rail to the US was a lot of talk and not much action. But now, finally, rails are being laid.In April, Brightline, the...

May 18, 2024 - KXAN.com - Travis County Judge Andy Brown and Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai are spearheading new conversations with state transportation and rail leaders to expand passenger rail services in Texas.Expanding passenger rail in Texas has faced many...

May 10, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Ever since Amtrak's Senior VP for High-Speed Rail, Andy Byford, spoke at the Southwestern Rail Conference last month and indicated the company is interested in the work that Texas Central had completed to date...