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TX State Rep Toth tries to put brakes on high speed rail
May 3rd, 2020
May 2, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
A desperate Texas State Representative, Steve Toth (R-Conroe), doesn't want the Texas Department of Transportation to spend any time overseeing a high-speed rail project between Dallas and Houston. Toth sent a letter to Texas...
FRA accepting applications for $311 million CRISI rail grants. Will Texas apply?
April 20th, 2020
April 20, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
The $311 million dollar question. Will the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) be applying for any rail project grants under the latest Federal Railroad Administration's notice of funding opportunity for capital projects? The most...
House Transpo Chair Canales says RGV should form coalition that includes rail
December 9th, 2019
December 8, 2019 - riograndguardian.com -
EDINBURG, RGV – The chairman of the Texas House Committee on Transportation says cities in the Rio Grande Valley should form a coalition to ensure their voices are heard as a new border transportation master...
2019 Texas Rail Plan is out: but will require legislative action to be effective
November 13th, 2019
November 13, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
The long awaited 2019 Texas Rail Plan has been released by the Texas Department of Transportation. The draft document is now open for review. Public comment will be accepted through December 6th through this...
Texas Transportation Commission approves State's 10-year $77B transportation plan - some nibbles for rail
September 2nd, 2019
Updated September 3, 2019 - TRA Austin Newswire / ProgressiveRailroading.com -
The Texas Transportation Commission approved TxDOT’s 10-year transportation plan that includes more than $77 billion dedicated to improving safety, addressing congestion and connectivity, and preserving roadways for Texas drivers. Buried...
Tech companies ignore pleas on rail safety, TXDOT not much better on rail crossings
August 21st, 2019
August 10, 2019 - Politico.com / TRA Newswire -
In late 2016, federal investigators probing a fatal crash between a confused truck driver and a California commuter train made a plea to Google, Apple and Microsoft: Add information on the nation’s...
1st Deputy Director of TxDOT Rail Division named
July 16th, 2019
July 16, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
The Rail Division of the Texas Department of Transportation now has its first Deputy Director. He is Colt Amberg, a 6 year veteran of TxDOT who previously served as Project Development Manager.
Amberg managed the...
Heartland Flyer at 20: celebration that brings two states together
June 24th, 2019
June 12, 2019 - TRA Newswire / The Oklahoman -
Katie Moore, who as an 11 year old back in 1999, picked the winning name for the train that serves Texas and Oklahoma every day, accepts a "golden ticket" and a...
Texas snags a measly $6M in FRA CRISI grants out of $326M available
June 12th, 2019
June 12, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
Good news for Port Freeport's rail expansion plans but a ho-hum to the Texas transportation agency for their lack of effort in applying for federal rail grants that could benefit potential freight or passenger...
Come out and celebrate 20 years of the Heartland Flyer on June 14
June 5th, 2019
Updated June 11, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
A crowd is expected at Fort Worth, Oklahoma City and points in-between on Friday, June 14 to celebrate 20 years of passenger rail service on the Heartland Flyer route between the two states....