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I-20 passenger rail link from DFW to Atlanta gets study OK from CPKC, progress on 2 new corridors from New Orleans
September 9th, 2023
September 9, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The Southern Rail Commission announced at a quarterly meeting yesterday that Amtrak has reached an agreement with Canadian Pacific / Kansas City Southern (CPKC) to conduct the study for establishing passenger rail service from...
City of Mineola welcomed special guests over Labor Day weekend for 150th anniversary
September 7th, 2023
September 7, 2023 - tylerpaper.com - The City of Mineola welcomed special guests over the Labor Day weekend as part of its 150th anniversary celebration.Delegations from the East Texas Amtrak-Served Communities of Marshall and Longview, along with representatives from the Texas...
North Texas leaders rally for high-speed rail, envisions Bryan-College Station link
August 30th, 2023
August 28, 2023 - kbtx.tv - Those same leaders say they would like to see a statewide system that would connect cities like Austin, San Antonio, Laredo, and even College Station.The North Central Texas Council of Governments is currently conducting studies and planning meetings...
Rural Congressman and State Rep blast Amtrak-Texas Central potential partnership, Dallas and Houston Mayors disagree
August 27th, 2023
August 27, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Following a joint announcement that national passenger rail provider Amtrak and Dallas-Houston bullet train developer Texas Central Railway may form a partnership to advance high-speed rail, a rural U.S. Congressman and a Texas State...
Commentary: Passenger & freight rail is OK in Texas, as long as it's not in YOUR backyard
August 13th, 2023
August 14, 2023 - TRA Commentary -BNSF Railway recently pulled back from plans to develop a needed 950-acre logstics park in the small North Texas town of Gunter after outcries from some of the 2,250 locals that didn't want to...
Back on track? Amtrak and Texas Central look at partnership to advance high-speed rail Dallas to Houston
August 9th, 2023
August 9, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Texas Central Partners (“Texas Central”) and Amtrak announced today that they are seeking opportunities to advance planning and analysis work associated with the proposed Dallas-Houston 205-mph high-speed rail project to further determine its viability....
Activists honored for maintaining interest in ‘Crescent’ extension to Dallas-Fort Worth
July 26th, 2023
July 26, 2023 - Trains.com -Richard and Christina Anderson’s efforts celebrated at Texas event as Amtrak takes lead role in I-20 projectA wide variety of state and local officials, as well as current and former representatives of Amtrak and its...
U.S. House appropriators wants to cut Amtrak budget by 64%, just when expansion in Texas is on the horizon
July 12th, 2023
July 12, 2023 - TRA Newswire -CALL TO ACTION: A proposed budget from the Republican controlled U.S. House Appropriations Committee could mean an end to Amtrak intercity train service in Texas, as it calls for a 64% reduction in the...
Texas' slowest train: STB opens investigation into On-Time Performance of Amtrak’s Sunset Limited
July 11th, 2023
July 11, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Today the Surface Transportation Board (STB) opened an investigation into the on-time performance of Amtrak's Sunset Limited long-distance passenger train that runs between New Orleans and Los Angeles, along the I-10 corridor through Texas. Amtrak...
Daily Amtrak service across the Texas I-10 Corridor would be big economic benefit to cities and towns
June 14th, 2023
June 14, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Increasing service from tri-weekly to daily on Amtrak's combined Sunset Limited / Texas Eagle route through Texas would result in a positive economic impact to the cities and towns that the train serves. That's according...