November 1, 2019 - TheRivardReport.com -
While a San Antonio-to-Austin rail line remains an unrealized dream, a high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas is much closer to connecting the state’s two largest cities.
The 240-mile route would take riders from Houston...
September 27, 2019 - smcorridornews.com -
State legislators representing San Antonio and Austin wrote a letter to the House Transportation Committee chairman Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, asking him to research passenger rail options between the cities in advance of the next...
September 6, 2019 - KSAT.com -
SAN ANTONIO - Bumper to bumper traffic on I-35 between San Antonio and Austin is nothing new, especially during a Friday commute. But a proposed rail line between the two cities could ease congestion on the busy highway.
The traffic...
September 2, 2019 - TheRivardReport.com -
A coalition of San Antonio and Austin state representatives has asked the House Transportation Committee chair to study the possibility of passenger rail between the two cities ahead of the 2021 legislative session.
Congestion between the...
August 21, 2019 - TRA Newswire EXCLUSIVE-
Twenty (20) Texas State Representatives have petitioned the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee and the Speaker of the House to open hearings on what it will take to advance a passenger rail corridor...
April 14, 2019 - RivardReport.com - By Valerie Eiseler -
When Amtrak’s Texas Eagle leaves its station in historic St. Paul’s Square, it does so in reverse. Slow and steady, until you can see the Lone Star neighborhood through the windows....
February 28, 2019 - Bill Barker - Fellow, Institute of Transportation Engineers and American Institute of Certified Planners -
Cities across Texas, the U.S. and world continue to open and expand rail transit systems. Why would any city want to do...
February 1, 2019 - sanantonio.culturemap.com -
You’ve likely heard of the proposed high-speed “bullet” train that would connect Dallas and Houston, as well as the proposed transportation-in-a-tube concept that would link San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Laredo.
Now, another possible alternative to planes, Amtrak trains,...
January 30, 2019 - Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News -
The several dozen people who gathered at the Texas Department of Transportation’s San Antonio headquarters Tuesday to learn about the agency’s 30-year plans may constitute a tiny sample size, but many...
January 2, 2019 - RailwayAge.com -
R. J. Corman Switching Company, LLC was awarded work as the automotive loading provider at four of Toyota’s North American’s locations: Georgetown, Ky., Tupelo, Miss., Princeton, Ind., and San Antonio, Texas.
Corman has performed work for...