November 29, 2023 - BigBendSentinel.com -The timeline for reopening the international rail bridge between Presidio and Ojinaga has been pushed back a few months, with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) estimating that the line will now reopen in summer...

December 1, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Effective today, Union Pacific Railroad expands their international intermodal service from the docks at Port Houston to a total of nine inland markets.Five pervious inland terminals are now joined by direct links from the...

November 30, 2023 - TRA Newswire -TexAmericas Center (TAC), owner and operator of the 3rd ranked industrial rail park and one of the largest mixed-use industrial parks in the United States, announced that its Brazos Site n Texarkana, Texas has been qualified...

November 29, 2023 - TRA Newswire (Washington) -Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, invited today to testify before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, said he is "eager to do anything I can to support intercity passenger rail...

November 27, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Genesee and Wyoming, the largest short line operator in the nation, has picked up new switching contracts in Texas to add to the five railroads it now operates in the state.Railcar switching subsidiary, Rail...

November 27, 2023 - Dallas Morning News Editorial via govtech.com - As congestion and accidents plague roadways, innovative transportation solutions are key to sustaining rapid growth, and high-speed rail could be a huge boon for Texas if implemented strategically.That’s why a...

November 26, 2023 - TRA Newswire - Gary Thomas, the former President and Executive Director of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), and current Transit & Rail Market Director at Lochner, was inducted into the esteemed Texas Transportation Hall of Honor this month.The...

UPDATED November 26, 2023 - TRA Newswire - Mexico’s government issued a federal mandate this week forcing private railway companies operating in the country to offer passenger service over their normal daily freight runs.Two of the passenger lines proposed would run...

November 20, 2023 - TRA Commentary in cooperation with Streetsblog.org -The Texas Department of Transportation is governed by a five-member Texas Transportation Commission, all appointed by the Governor. They, in turn, select an Executive Director. The Commissioners are led by...

November 14, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The Surface Transportation Board took a historic step this week to establish the first Passenger Rail Advisory Committee Agency. In a statement the STB "determined that it is necessary and in the public interest to...