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Shareholders approve UP-NS merger; advocate groups ask STB to consider effects on passenger rail service

November 15th, 2025
November 15, 2025 - TRA Newswire -While nearly all shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern stock voting to back the proposed $85 billion merger that would create the nation's first coast-to-coast freight rail network, four rail advocacy groups have...

Analysis: Getting America’s passenger rail back on track requires a radically different approach

August 4th, 2025
August 4, 2025 - T4america.org - $66 billion was dedicated to rail in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), but this historic amount was directed into a federal structure that has repeatedly failed to efficiently manage passenger rail projects, including...

Full speed ahead: How federal and Texas leaders can keep building on passenger rail progress

August 9th, 2024
August 9, 2024 - TRA and Transportation for America Commentary -Recent passenger rail efforts in the Gulf Coast demonstrated tireless commitment to federal advocacy, state partnerships, funding development, and ultimately service implementation. But if our leaders are truly interested in...

How four mayors from the Deep South are leading the expansion of national passenger rail to DFW

June 18th, 2023
May 31, 2023 - t4america.org - The mayors of Monroe, Ruston, and Shreveport, Louisiana, have joined forces with the mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi to fight for new Amtrak service through their communities. This move has placed these four local officials at...

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