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...

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...

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...

January 30, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Texas State Representative Terry Canales, who serves as Chair of the House Committee on Transportation Funding, called for state lawmakers to make investments to move more people and goods by rail. Canales remarks were made...

November 24, 2025 - TRA Newswire - Ridership increased aboard Amtrak's three Texas train routes in 2025, even as capacity constraints resulted in fewer available coaches and sleepers for part of the year. The daily Texas Eagle, tri-weekly Sunset Limited and the...

August 7, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Speaking before the Texas Transportation Commission's monthly meeting in Austin last week, Texas Rail Advocates President Peter LeCody urged transportation officials for "a rail vision, a statewide plan for intercity passenger rail corridor service."LeCody...

August 1, 2025 - TRA Newswire - The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) invites the public to provide input on recently proposed initiatives, including funding to continue Amtrak service between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City and expansion plans for the...

July 22, 2025 - Dallasnews.com -John Kleinheinz is the chief executive of Kleinheinz Capital Partners, the leading investor of Texas Central, the company behind the Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project.In an Op-Ed published in the Dallas Morning News, Kleinheinz said:If you...

June 19, 2025 - TRA Newswire - If you're one of 5,000 people in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, you are going to receive an e-mail action alert from DC-based Rail Passengers Association asking for your help to contact officials and save...

June 9, 2025 - FortWorthReport.org, Eric E. Garcia - The Heartland Flyer hasn’t rolled off the tracks just yet.Regional officials are working to maintain funding to keep the Amtrak passenger train’s daily trips from Fort Worth to Oklahoma City — at least temporarily. State...