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Amtrak announces passenger rail service for 2022 on Gulf Coast (spoiler alert: not Texas)
March 7th, 2021
March 5, 2021 - WLOX.com -
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - After last week’s announcement that the passenger rail service would be returning next year to the Gulf Coast, Amtrak is narrowing that timeframe down a bit.
On Friday, Amtrak announced that it hopes to...
TX Senator Miles bill SJR40 would shift funds to public transportation, other modes
February 28th, 2021
February 27, 2021 - TRA Austin -
Houston Senator Borris Miles has filed a Joint Resolution that would permit additional uses of certain dedicated general revenue to enhance public transportation, bike paths, public sidewalks and non-toll highways.
If lawmakers give the Joint...
USDOT Announces $908 Million Loan for Silver Line Regional Rail in Dallas
February 25th, 2021
February 25, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced that USDOT’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) has provided a $908 million loan under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program to the Dallas...
Rail systems in Texas starting to come back online after 2 nasty winter storms
February 19th, 2021
February 19, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Freight and passenger rail systems in Texas are coming back to life after being hammered by record cold, two snow storms, ice, frozen switches and power failures since last Sunday.
The storms shut down all...
Port of Victoria gets $3 million fed grant for rail loop
February 13th, 2021
February 12, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
A federal grant of $3 million will go toward an equal match from the Port of Victoria to support infrastructure improvements that include a 1.9 mile long rail loop. The rail project for the...
Pandemic relief for Amtrak and transit moves forward despite 4 Texas congressional thumbs down
February 12th, 2021
February 12, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Four Republican Texas Congressional members on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted to kill all funding for Amtrak, the sole national passenger rail carrier, but bipartisan support voted down an amendment Wednesday.
The amendment...
TrinityRail permanently closing plant in Texas
February 12th, 2021
February 12, 2021 - Freightwaves.com -
Trinity Industries (NYSE: TRN) will permanently close a plant in Vidor, Texas, laying off 59 workers by April 30, according to a notice sent to state officials Tuesday.
Company officials said the facility’s closure is due to declining...
Would an Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund bring more trains to Texas?
February 12th, 2021
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...
Why Texas got a D report card on transportation. It's past time to change this.
February 11th, 2021
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February 11, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Texas civil engineers have given Texas highways and roads a black eye with a D+ ranking.
In the first infrastructure report card issued since 2017, the American Society of Civil Engineers ranked a number of...
Presentations for 2021 Southwestern Rail Conference now posted
February 11th, 2021
February 11, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Presentations from this years Southwestern Rail Conference are now available to view through this link: texasrailadvocates.org/swrc21.
From the industry, advocacy and political spectrum the entire 8 hour day of informational presentations are now available to...