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Heading To College? Why The Bullet Train Is A Safer Option Than Traveling On I-45
August 30th, 2018
August 30, 2018 - Special to TRA from Landon Biehl -
If you’ve ever traveled I-45, which is pretty unavoidable if you live in Texas, you probably know it’s notorious for being one of the most dangerous highways in the United...
Highway AND Railways: Let the voters decide
August 10th, 2018
August 7, 2018 - tribtalk.org, The Texas Tribune -
Without any fanfare, the Federal Railroad Administration released the Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study (TOPRS), which was five years in the making, last November.
Since then, crickets.
The service level study paints a broad brushstroke showing...
FTA clears rail safety oversight programs in Texas and three other states
July 26th, 2018
July 26, 2018 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has certified transit-rail state safety oversight (SSO) programs in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Wisconsin.
Federal law requires states with transit-rail operation systems to obtain certification of their SSO programs by April 15, 2019....
Hey TxDOT? Are you interested in federal CRISI funding for rail projects?
July 24th, 2018
July 24, 2018 - TRA Commentary -
The Texas Department of Transportation only has until September 17 to file for a federal grant in the latest round of the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued their notice of...
Texas cities want millennials living downtown. So why does the state keep building highways to the suburbs?
June 29th, 2018
June 26, 2018 - Texas Tribune - by Brandon Formby -
Less than 1 percent of TXDOT's budget is earmarked for public transit
As young, educated professionals push away old ideas about how to move around Texas cities, transportation planners’...
TxDOT again fails to include passenger rail in future planning
December 11th, 2017
December 11, 2017 - TRA Editorial -
Compared to other states, the Texas Department of Transportation does an amazing amount of future planning for the needs of the motoring public. TxDOT just ended several weeks of public comment to update its...
Officials mark 90 mile South Orient rail line rehab project - more to come
December 4th, 2017
December 4, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
FHWA funds improvements to the South Orient Rail Line
SAN ANGELO – Texas Transportation Commissioner Tryon Lewis and State Rep. Drew Darby led a gathering of county, state and transportation officials in a rail spike-driving...
Wear: Why plans for Texas bullet trains are still mostly a dream
November 25th, 2017
November 17, 2017 - Austin American-Statesman - Ben Wear -
Highlights
TxDOT this month approved a first-level environmental study on an Oklahoma-to-Mexico train plan.
But only the center section would be “high speed,” and TxDOT has no money to continue planning...
FRA Releases Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study Service Level Report
November 7th, 2017
November 7, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Three-segment, 850-mile corridor would provide passenger rail service
Northern Section – Edmond, OK to Dallas and Fort Worth, TX: Additional Amtrak-type service is the Preferred Alternative.
Central Section – Dallas and Fort Worth to San...
TxDOT receives Fed grant for South Orient rail upgrades in SW Texas / refinery to be new customer
August 5th, 2017
Updated August 13, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
AUSTIN – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the Texas Department of Transportation has received a $7 million federal grant to help rebuild the Presidio-Ojinaga International Rail Bridge and 72 miles of...