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A defining moment for high speed rail in Texas: Texas Central argues its case before the state Supreme Court

January 10th, 2022
January 10, 2022 - TRA Austin - Tuesday morning, the Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments that may decide the fate of the Texas Central Railway (TCR) Dallas to Houston high speed rail project. This legal challenge by a Leon County...

Former TRA Exec Director Chris Lippincott passes away

August 9th, 2021
August 9, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates is saddened to hear of the passing of former Executive Director and transportation advocate Chris Lippincott of Austin. Chris, a resident of Crestview, was a professional media strategist who helped shape TRA's...

Southwestern Rail Conference (Virtual) features State Rail Panel

January 13th, 2021
Updated January 17, 2021 - TRA Newswire - The 17th Annual Southwestern Rail Conference will go virtual Thursday, January 28th with an all-day lineup of rail leaders from the industry and from political circles discussing important transportation topics. http://texasrailadvocates.org/2021-southwestern-rail-conference/ The conference is...

Southwestern Rail Conference announces more presentations

December 22nd, 2019
December 22, 2019 - TRA Newswire - From a Texas Capitol transportation update to the CEO of the company building Texas' high speed rail project, the Southwestern Rail Conference will bring together the public and private sector to discuss important rail...

Texas Rail Advocates files STB letter supporting Texas Central

October 2nd, 2019
October 2, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates has filed a letter with the Surface Transportation Board supporting a request from Texas Central Railway to show that a national ticketing agreement with Amtrak should solidify their position as being...

TRA and many others file letter of support for Texas Central with Surf Board

May 31st, 2018
Updated June 1, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates and Rail Passengers Association yesterday filed letters with the Surface Transportation Board supporting a Texas Central Railroad petition that would clear the way for STB to assume jurisdiction over the Texas high-speed rail...

TRA and RPA meet with Congressman Pete Sessions in DC

April 22nd, 2018
April 22, 2018 - TRA Newswire - This past week North Texans representing Texas Rail Advocates and the Rail Passengers Association met with Congressman Pete Sessions in his Washington D.C. office to talk rail issues. Dallas-based Texas Rail Advocates President Peter LeCody,...

Texas Rail Advocates embarks on "Empower 35" passenger rail coalition

January 8th, 2018
January 8, 2018 - TRA Newswire - The countdown clock is running. It's now only 4 Years and 10 months until the recently released Federal Railroad Administration's Service Level EIS for passenger rail service along or near the I-35 corridor from Oklahoma to South...

TRA Exec Director testifies against SB979 in Austin - singles out high speed rail vs. other modes

May 17th, 2017
May 17, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates Executive Director Chris Lippincott testified today before the House Land and Resource Management Committee against Senate Bill 979 which could put limits on future high speed railroad projects. The bill relates to the...

Flying like an Eagle: New Fort Worth-Dallas route to improve Amtrak reliability

December 17th, 2015
December 17, 2015 - TRA Newswire Amtrak Texas Eagle now uses Trinity Rail Express corridor - Texas Rail Advocates thanked for stakeholder support FORT WORTH, Texas - Amtrak has successfully concluded negotiations and changed the route of the Texas Eagle train between...

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