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Trinity Metro and DART agree on shared-use at DFW Airport terminal B

April 16th, 2021
April 16, 2021 - TRA Newswire - This week the Board of Directors at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and Trinity Metro approved agreements for the shared use of the Terminal B rail station at DFW International Airport. This cooperative agreement...

Texas anti high-speed train rural counties file suit against USDOT

April 15th, 2021
April 14, 2021 - TRA Newswire - In what seems like a never ending chain of lawsuits against a high-speed rail line,  rural counties and landowners between Dallas and Houston are at it again. Texas Central Railroad, the private company in...

Opposition grows to anti-high speed rail HB3633, a job killing bill

April 11th, 2021
April 11, 2021 - TRA Austin - House Bill 3633 appears to be a Trojan Horse vehicle whose only true purpose is kill high-speed rail in Texas under the guise of creating oversite committee. Those words come from a rail union...

Biden/Buttigieg $80 billion for rail, Amtrak announces Texas expansion plan

April 4th, 2021
Updated April 5, 2021 - TRA Newswire - President Biden and SecTrans Buttigieg unveil a once in a generation plan to boost passenger rail service in the country, touts high speed rail in Texas Amtrak unveils ConnectsUS that calls for...

CALLING ALL TEXAS PASSENGERS: ACTION NEEDED!

April 4th, 2021
April 4, 2021 - TRA CALL TO ACTION - With thanks to our friends at DC-based Rail Passengers Association for alerting their members in Texas and all Texas Rail Advocates followers. Two state representatives in Texas introduced a bill that seeks to...

Texas Central's Aguilar: We can put electricity BACK into the state grid

March 30th, 2021
March 30, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Texas Central President and CEO Carlos Aguilar, appearing on an online high-speed rail presentation by Rail Passengers Association, indicated that when their trains run between Dallas and Houston they can actually add energy back into...

Dallas council backs federal funding for $1.7 billion D2 downtown subway

March 26th, 2021
March 26, 2021 - TRA Newswire/Progressive Railroading - The Dallas City Council gave unanimous approval Wednesday to a proposal to continue with the building of a second light-rail alignment going through downtown Dallas, also known as D2. The council also said it...

Under the Dome: Austin Legislative Update 3.26.21

March 26th, 2021
March 26, 2021 - TRA Austin - Things are on the move at the State Capitol. This week Texas Rail Advocates supported four bills that were introduced in the Texas House. These bills were heard in House Committees this week and we...

WATCH: Union Pacific's 4141 locomotive makes its way to final destination at Bush Library

March 23rd, 2021
March 21, 2021 - TheEagle.com - Union Pacific No. 4141 Engine’s long journey to its final home at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is scheduled to wrap up today. The locomotive, which is painted to match Air Force One,...

CP and KCS agree to combine, creating the first U.S.-Mexico-Canada rail network

March 21st, 2021
March 21, 2021 - TRA Newswire - In an historic announcement today, Kansas City Southern (KCS) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) agreed to merge both railroads, which would make it the first North American railroad to serve three countries. (See map...

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