July 5, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Ever since Amtrak unveiled its vision to expand passenger rail service in key short-run corridors around the country earlier this year, interest has been growing in broadening train service to link Texas' major cities...

February 12, 2021 - TRA News Report - Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn, in a letter to Congress, has outlined several priorities for the national passenger rail network that he runs. Approval by Congress of two of Flynn's priorities would have a...

January 18, 2021 - San Antonio Express-News / Bruce Selcraig - For too long, say critics of the city’s long-term transportation planning, the bureaucracy’s car-centric mentality has focused primarily on accommodating auto traffic and improving roads rather than enhancing all modes...

December 24, 2020 - bondbuyer.com - Passage of transit funding referendums in two large Texas cities hinged on coalition building, learning from past mistakes, project planning and effective outreach during the COVID-19 pandemic, their supporters say. Voters last month in San...

October 30, 2020 - ExpressNews.com - Greg Jefferson, Business Editor - Let’s start on a positive note: The Lone Star Rail District was very good at using tax dollars to keep a couple of people employed and consultants flush with billable...

Updated November 5, 2020 - AustinMonitor.com - With the passage of Proposition A, voters have given the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority the green light to build out the core elements of the city’s first mass transit system over the coming decade...

October 11, 2020 - Randy Diamond - San Antonio Express-News - The last daily Texas Eagle train from San Antonio to Chicago left the station Sunday morning, its best days trailing far behind it. The train had only four passenger cars. The chef,...

September 22, 2020 - San Antonio Express-News - Federal officials have granted final approvals for a Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail line, clearing the way for construction in a move almost certain to spark political and legal challenges. The train won’t stop in San...

January 10, 2020 - Lyndon Henry for Express-News - Setbacks in attempts to launch urban rail projects over the past two decades have apparently led top San Antonio officials and planners to scratch rail off the city’s agenda. The officially backed...

November 27, 2019 - San Antonio Express-News - Gilbert Garcia - Not to revel in the glories of “Saturday Night Fever,” the Sex Pistols or Reggie Jackson’s three homers in Game 6 of the World Series. Saldaña would try to convince city...