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TxDOT hosts a virtual public meeting for the Texas Rail Plan, have your say on August 19

August 8th, 2024
August 8, 2024 - TRA Newswire -TxDOT is updating the Texas Rail Plan and we need as many of our Texas Rail Advocates followers to participate as possible! Updating the Texas Rail Plan only happens every four years and your...

Fort Worth Western RR acquires Texas Central Railroad (no, not THAT one)

August 8th, 2024
August 8, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Texas Central Railroad is the one that doesn't make the big headlines in the news media. It's not the high-speed folks intent on building a bullet train line from Dallas to Houston (Texas Central...

There are TWO paths forward for a high-speed rail link in downtown Dallas, one around and one within

August 8th, 2024
August 8, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments will move ahead on two different plans at the same time for a high-speed rail connection in Dallas, while some sorting out...

Tx Pax Rail Advisory Committee to ask legislature for $300 million kickstart appropriation

August 5th, 2024
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...

Amtrak's Texas Eagle and Sunset Limited announce additional cars to be added to consist

August 4th, 2024
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...

As more suburbs approve cuts to DART, a group of riders is pushing back

August 4th, 2024
August 2, 2024 - WFAA.com - DATA, an advocacy group formed by DART passengers, aims to "push back on the narrative that we don’t exist," and advocate against funding cuts.DALLAS — While North Texas cities vote to reduce DART's funding, riders...

Unpaid taxes by Texas Central Railway sparks legal action from counties along the Dallas-Houston proposed route

August 4th, 2024
July 30, 2024 - KBTX.com - ANDERSON, Texas (KBTX) -Texas Central Railway, the company behind the proposed Dallas to Houston 240-mile high-speed rail project, is facing legal action from multiple counties over nearly $850,000 in unpaid property taxes.Judges in Waller, Grimes,...

Tesla expands presence at what is becoming Taylor Texas' mega rail park

August 3rd, 2024
August 3, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Tucked away in the fields off of U.S. 79 just west of the Central Texas city of Taylor, a massive freight rail park continues to expand its footprint as the region continues an insatiable...

Taking a lot of baby steps' What is the future of passenger rail in Texas?

August 3rd, 2024
July 31, 2024 - KVUE.com - People are continuing to move to Texas at an incredibly high rate.In a new report, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) says the state's population could exceed 40 million by 2050. While more people and businesses...

Rusk County Rural Rail District to start on $15 million upgrade by end of 2024

July 27th, 2024
July 27, 2024 - TRA Newswire -It took over three years to get paperwork and environmental clearances in place, but now the Rusk County Rural Rail District can put to use a $15 million grant to rebuild the rail line...

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