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Activists honored for maintaining interest in ‘Crescent’ extension to Dallas-Fort Worth
July 26th, 2023
July 26, 2023 - Trains.com -Richard and Christina Anderson’s efforts celebrated at Texas event as Amtrak takes lead role in I-20 projectA wide variety of state and local officials, as well as current and former representatives of Amtrak and its...
U.S. House appropriators wants to cut Amtrak budget by 64%, just when expansion in Texas is on the horizon
July 12th, 2023
July 12, 2023 - TRA Newswire -CALL TO ACTION: A proposed budget from the Republican controlled U.S. House Appropriations Committee could mean an end to Amtrak intercity train service in Texas, as it calls for a 64% reduction in the...
Texas' slowest train: STB opens investigation into On-Time Performance of Amtrak’s Sunset Limited
July 11th, 2023
July 11, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Today the Surface Transportation Board (STB) opened an investigation into the on-time performance of Amtrak's Sunset Limited long-distance passenger train that runs between New Orleans and Los Angeles, along the I-10 corridor through Texas. Amtrak...
Daily Amtrak service across the Texas I-10 Corridor would be big economic benefit to cities and towns
June 14th, 2023
June 14, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Increasing service from tri-weekly to daily on Amtrak's combined Sunset Limited / Texas Eagle route through Texas would result in a positive economic impact to the cities and towns that the train serves. That's according...
Council of Governments steps in to bail out state of Texas on Heartland Flyer funding shortfall
June 12th, 2023
June 12, 2023 - The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) may be stepping in where the state of Texas faltered to make up a funding shortfall of $700 thousand for the popular daily Heartland Flyer service between Fort...
Amtrak applies for Federal Grants to improve long distance network, includes Texas
June 5th, 2023
June 5, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Amtrak has submitted applications for approximately $716 million in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funding for 16 proposed projects around the country that would improve Long Distance reliability, reduce travel times and expand service. These...
Amtrak's Texas Eagle to operate at higher speeds, but not in the Lone Star state
May 6th, 2023
May 6, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The good news is that the daily Texas Eagle, operating from San Antonio to Chicago, will be running faster at 100 miles per hour, shaving time off its run. The bad news is that...
TxDOT’s proposed plans for passenger trains could improve travel for Texas Triangle
April 24th, 2023
April 20, 2023 - TheDailyTexan.com - Kylee Howard, Senior News Reporter - The Texas Department of Transportation announced their hope to build passenger trains connecting Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Houston during a conference in Dallas earlier this month. According to Texas Rail...
Amtrak wants to see major service expansion in Texas Triangle, I-10 and I-20 national trains
April 19th, 2023
April 19, 2023 - TRA Newswire -If the Federal Railroad Administration approves Corridor Identification programs for the nation's passenger rail service, Amtrak, Texans could look forward to more trains between Lone Star cities. Ambitious plans include making the Sunset Limited, now...
TxDOT Rail Division announces initiatives to move goods and people, help economic development
April 13th, 2023
April 13, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The Rail Division at the Texas Department of Transportation has some initiatives underway to improve the flow of goods and people through rail improvements and to show how rail benefits economic development."We've really done...