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Cap Metro inks contractor to build downtown Austin station
February 27th, 2019
February 27, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (Cap Metro) board recently approved a $36.8 million contract with Jay-Reese Contractors Inc. to build a new downtown MetroRail station in Austin, Texas.
Construction on the station — which will be...
Call To Action: Contact Your State Representative & Senator and Save High-Speed Trains in Texas
February 26th, 2019
February 26, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
If a small band of Texas legislators have their way, a private enterprise wanting to build a bullet-train line between Dallas and Houston could be halted in their tracks this spring, even before federal...
Virgin steers talk of high-speed trains between San Antonio, Houston, and Austin
February 6th, 2019
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 23 is Railroad Day at Capitol in Austin
January 18th, 2019
January 18, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
Railroads play a major role in the transportation picture in Texas and the Texas Railroad Association will spotlight new safety technology during Railroad Day at the state Capitol on Wednesday, January 23.
Major Texas railroads...
Cap Metro adding MetroRail cars and expanding 'Pickup' service
October 5th, 2017
October 3, 2017 - Fox7 Austin -
If you've actually taken Cap Metro's MetroRail service during the morning and afternoon rush hour, you'll know it's crowded. Clearly a very popular service.
"Really we've come to a point where we are simply at...
4 things to know about the new downtown Austin MetroRail station
May 24th, 2017
May 23, 2017 - CommunityImpact.com -
Design of Capital Metro’s new downtown Austin MetroRail station should be complete by the end of 2017.
The station will replace the temporary platform the agency built on Fourth Street adjacent to the Austin Convention Center....
New MetroRail trains roll into Austin
April 2nd, 2017
March 24, 2017 - Austin Monitor -
With the arrival of tens of millions of dollars’ worth of new equipment, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority is approximately half a year away from beefing up its tenth most popular route.
On Thursday, workers...
Amtrak Studying Feasilibity of San Antonio-Austin Commuter Service
January 8th, 2017
January 6, 2017 - tpr.org - Shelley Koffler -
When the Lone Star Rail project fell apart last year, communities along I-35 were left looking for a new plan that would reduce travel time between San Antonio and Austin. Now, they...
New hope for passenger rail between SA and Austin along I-35
December 22nd, 2016
December 22, 2016 - foxsanantonio.com
A new alliance that aims to tackle transportation issues along Interstate 35 between San Antonio and Austin is strengthening plans for a passenger rail along the sprawling corridor.
The partnership brings together the three entities that control...
Central Texas Board Votes to Pull Out of Lone Star Rail
October 18th, 2016
October 17, 2016 - KXAN.com
The future of the $2 billion Lone Star Rail Project was determined by a unanimous vote on Monday. In the 18-0 vote, the Capital Area Metro Planning Organization (CAMPO) voted to remove the proposed rail line from its 2040 plan.
The...