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Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston making major changes to move FIFA World Cup visitors by rail, bus

June 8th, 2026
June 7, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Going to Dallas/Fort Worth or Houston for the FIFA World Cup games? Transit agencies in both regions are rolling out plans to accommodate hundreds of thousands of fans with increased rail and bus service.In...

Fort Worth, Arlington could earn billions in revenue from a high-speed rail route, study shows

June 8th, 2026
June 7, 2026 - FortWorthReport.org, Eric E. Garcia -Tourism-friendly Fort Worth and Arlington could see a billion-dollar boost from a high-speed rail line.An economic impact study commissioned last year by Tarrant County’s two largest cities shows both could benefit from...

Southern Rail Commission continues work to link DFW by rail to Atlanta and eastward

June 6th, 2026
June 6, 2026 - TRA Newswire -It's slow but steady progress as the Southern Rail Commission continues its work to advance a Federal Corridor Identification and Development plan that would link Dallas/Fort Worth eastward along the I-20 pathway to Atlanta...

Clearing up misconceptions on funding for the ODOT-TxDOT Heartland Flyer, talks are ongoing

May 1st, 2026
MAY 1, 2026 - TRA Newswire -A lot of people were shocked last week to hear that the Texas Department of Transportation issued a 90 day discontinuance of service notice on an extremely popular train that runs daily between Fort...

TxDOT issues 90 day letter that will discontinue support for the popular Heartland Flyer train

April 27th, 2026
April 27, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Depending on which state supplies information on the rail service, Texas or Oklahoma, it seems that the Heartland Flyer's days are numbered unless last minute funds can be cobbled togethere, again. It's starting to look...

Oklahoma lawmaker thinks Texas cut funding for the Heartland Flyer, now he says Sooners should bail too

April 13th, 2026
April 10, 2026 - KFOR.com - OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – While talking budget on the House floor Thursday, Oklahoma lawmakers said that they can’t subsidize the Heartland Flyer anymore.Texas had not put aside funding for the passenger rail, so Oklahoma more...

North Central Texas Council of Government steps up to promote travel on the Heartland Flyer

April 8th, 2026
April 8, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKbCecr8w9g  (run time 04:11)For schedules and tickets go to amtrak.com.In a video just released, two transportation staffers at the North Central Texas Council of Governments rode the daily Heartland Flyer between Fort Worth and...

CPKC investing US$800 million in American manufacturing with Tier 4 locomotives; Wabtec Fort Worth plant benefits

January 22nd, 2026
January 22, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)  is keeping the Wabtec locomotive plant busy in Fort Worth with the purchase of newly built rail vehicles for the North American railroad. This month, CPKC expects to receive the first...

TEXRail expansion moving forward with revised $33M contract

December 24th, 2025
December 21, 2025 - FortWorthReport.org, Eric E. Garcia -Plans to expand a popular Fort Worth passenger rail line are progressing.Trinity Metro isn’t quite ready to start building its 2.1-mile extension from downtown to the Medical District but it is taking...

Fort Worth, BNSF and Hillwood announce creation of Alliance Logistics District

November 19th, 2025
November 19, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Hillwood, BNSF Railway and the City of Fort Worth have announced the creation of the Alliance Logistics District, officially designated and approved by the Fort Worth City Council at its Nov. 11 meeting.The District...

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