July 9, 2024 - TRA Newswire -What kind of rail system do we want to have in future Texas? Do we want corridor passenger trains, high-speed rail, improvements to at-grade rail crossings, faster transit times for shippers with infrastructure improvements,...

May 29, 2024 - TRA Austin Newswire -At the Texas Transportation Commission meeting in Austin on Thursday,  Commissioners heard an update to the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Legislative Appropriations Request, which is the amount of funding TxDOT will request from the upcoming...

June 18, 2024 - TRA CALL TO ACTION -Your help is needed NOW to make sure that Texas gets it's Fair-Share-For-Rail in the 2025 Texas legislative session in Austin. We need you to make a call, send an email, use...

June 17, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, speaking before officials from his state, Texas and Kansas, said that the expansion of the daily Heartland Flyer will be beneficial all towns and cities to be served, from...

May 10, 2024 - TRA Newswire -In 2023, Texans traveled more than 4 million miles each day using public transit. That number includes buses, light rail, regional rail,  intercity passenger rail and yes, even on public ferries. As our state’s...

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...

December 15, 2023 - Trains.com - A new short line is seeking regulatory approval to build a rail and highway bridge over the Rio Grande at the Eagle Pass, Texas, gateway.Green Eagle Railroad, a subsidiary of Puerto Verde Holdings, aims to...

December 12, 2023 - TRA Newswire Austin -Speaking before the monthly Texas Transportation Commission meeting in Austin, Texas Rail Advocates President Peter LeCody congratulated the Transportation Commissioners and Executive Director Marc Williams for being the recipient of two TxDOT Corridor Identification...

November 20, 2023 - TRA Commentary in cooperation with Streetsblog.org -The Texas Department of Transportation is governed by a five-member Texas Transportation Commission, all appointed by the Governor. They, in turn, select an Executive Director. The Commissioners are led by...

July 11, 2023 - sacurrent.com - The governor of the Mexico's state of Nuevo Leon is asking the Texas Department of Transportation to consider building high-speed rail connection between San Antonio and Monterrey, according to a letter posted online.In the letter July...