November 10, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Jeffrey “Jeff” Davis has been named the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) new Rail Division (RRD) Director, effective November 15, 2021. In his role, Davis will oversee and coordinate the rail activities for the department....

November 9, 2021 - TRA Newswire - The infrastructure bill waiting for President Biden's signature contains a number of critical policy reforms and new programs that could be beneficial for Texas and for the national passenger rail carrier, Amtrak. The funding ushers...

November 8, 2021 - BondBuyer.com - Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority will supply a hungry muni market with $1 billion of highly-rated revenue refunding bonds, taking advantage of continuing low interest rates. Coming in two tranches — $572.7 million of taxable senior...

November 8, 2021 - HoustonPress.com - Way back when Texas Central was first formulating its plans to construct a highspeed rail line that would tote passengers between Houston and Dallas in just 90 minutes, company officials made vague, broad promises that...

Updated November 8, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Now that the House and Senate have passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure and jobs bill that will be spread out over eight years. The paperwork now goes to President Joe Biden for his...

November 4, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Lets get the alphabet soup sorted out first. The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has received an application jointly filed by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) that would create a single-line...

Nov. 4, 2021 - CommunityImpact.com - The Kyle City Council and Hays County Commissioners Court signed onto an interlocal agreement to relocate the Center Street Union Pacific rail siding from its location near Center Street on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2,...

November 5, 2021 - TRA Austin - After delays and more discussions, the Austin City Council signed off on a Joint Powers Agreement that sets the stage of the development of the $7.1 billion Project Connect program. The council vote was...

November 5, 2021 - TRA Newswire - It's a new date and a new, larger venue for the 18th Annual Southwestern Rail Conference, the premier all-rail event held every year in Texas. Hosted by Texas Rail Advocates, the Southwestern Rail Conference will...

November 4, 2021 - TRA Newswire - The Texas Department of Transportation wants your input. The agency is conducting a study of Interstate 20 from the I-10 junction in Reeves County, in far West Texas, all the way to the Louisiana...