August 16, 2024 - trains.com -Nearly four years after new federal on-time performance standards went into effect, Amtrak is nearing agreements with BNSF Railway and Union Pacific for certification of disputed train schedules.Some 95% of Amtrak train schedules have been...

June 10, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Amtrak has restored its Trails and Rails program aboard selected trains this summer and that includes the Heartland Flyer that runs between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.A National Park Service volunteer guide will be...

March 14, 2024 - Longview News Journal -Fanfare greeted the return of passenger rail service at every stop in made in East Texas early on March 14, 1974 - 50 years ago Thursday.Crossing over from Arkansas, the train stopped in...

July 2, 2023 - TRA commentary -Do you remember stand-up comedian Rodney Dangerfield and his "I don't get no respect" routine? If so, that line was surely made for Amtrak's Texas Eagle.While most sleeping car and coach passengers on long-haul...