January 6, 2017 - tpr.org - Shelley Koffler - When the Lone Star Rail project fell apart last year, communities along I-35 were left looking for a new plan that would reduce travel time between San Antonio and Austin.  Now, they...

January 1, 2017 - Politico - In the Donald Trump era, even red-state Republicans are cheering Amtrak's efforts to restart the Gulf Coast passenger train line that Hurricane Katrina wiped out. MOBILE, Ala. — A decade after Hurricane Katrina wiped out a...

November 25, 2016 - TRA Newswire - The Missouri Pacific Railroad last stopped in town 48 years ago but this week Amtrak's Texas Eagle began daily service to a part of Southern Missouri long neglected in transportation options. Trains 21/421 &...

[caption id="attachment_2652" align="alignnone" width="300"] OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA[/caption] October 25, 2016 - TRA Newswire – The Oklahoma Senate Transportation Committee held an interim study Wednesday to look at the both the costs and the benefits of the Heartland Flyer, the Amtrak line that...

October 17, 2016 - CBSDFW.com Union Station (now renamed Eddie Bernie Johnson Union Station in honor of the transportation advocate in Congress) turned 100 years old this week, and a centennial celebration was held for the Dallas icon. Mayor Mike Rawlings and other city leaders...

September 22, 2016 - ProgressiveRailroading.com Amtrak is permitting riders to bring bicycles on trains along several additional national routes, the passenger railroad announced yesterday. The railroad's train-side check-in bicycle service has been expanded to the following routes: Cardinal, Sunset Limited, California Zephyr,...

September 1, 2016 - Commentary by Russ Jackson - Here it is the first of September, 2016, and a new Amtrak era begins at the top of the ladder.  Wick Moorman, 64, until last year the CEO of the Norfolk Southern Railway...

August 19, 2016 - NARP / TRA Newswire - Amtrak Chairman Tony Coscia announced that  Charles “Wick” Moorman, a long-time railroad industry leader, will be Amtrak’s next President and CEO beginning September 1. "Wick is the retired chairman, CEO and president of Norfolk...

August 12, 2016 - NARP / TRA Newswire - Following the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) final rule to define on-time performance for passenger rail using on-time arrival and departure at all stations along a passenger-train's route—a huge victory for passengers including...

August 4, 2016 - Kansas.com Heralded by the blast of a train whistle and the screech of brakes, Amtrak’s chief executive made a stop in Newton on Thursday to celebrate the salvation of the town’s passenger rail service and talk about...