February 27, 2023 - TRA Austin -Texas Representative Ana Hernandez (District-143) has filed a bill in the House to limit the length of trains that run through her district, citing that long trains block railroad crossings for extended periods of...

April 19, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Following a Federal judge in Florida ending the Center for Disease Control's order mandating masks for travelers on planes, trains, buses and other forms of transportation, Texas transit agencies and Amtrak said it's OK...

October 6, 2021 - TRA Newswire - For the second year in a row, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has been recognized as a Best-in-State Employer by Forbes. The Best-in-State Employer award winners, given out by Forbes and Statista Inc., were chosen...

February 6, 2020 - apr.org / railpassengers.org  - Passenger rail service between Mobile and New Orleans took a big step forward this week. The Mobile City Council voted to pay up to $3 million to cover some operating costs for the...

December 9, 2018 - cnet.com - by Geoffrey Morrison - With limited routes and low-speed diesel locomotives, train travel in the US seems far behind the rest of the world. That's not going to change anytime soon. Compared to other wealthy nations,...

June 7, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Paul Treangen, CEO of TWN Corporation, a company with three Texas short lines and logistics centers was interviewed by Train magazine. Trangen was recently named President of the Texas Short Line and Regional Railroad Association...

March 25, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Members of the National Association of Railroad Passengers Houston and San Antonio chapters will host a Flatonia Pavillion Party on Saturday April 1 with a day of train watching, food and informal rail advocacy. The...

Expected to meet deadline include UP, BNSF and KCS February 3, 2016 - CBSLocal.com WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Three of the biggest freight railroads operating in the U.S., including one in North Texas, have told the government they won’t meet a 2018 deadline...