April 5, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates Executive Director Chris Lippincott testified before the Senate Transportation Committee today and spoke about how TRA is against five bills that are aimed specifically at opposing high speed rail projects now...

February 24, 2017 - TRA Newswire - The Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments has approved a measure to backstop the continuation of the environmental impact statement for the Dallas-Fort Worth Core Express, a proposed high-speed...

National Association of Railroad Passengers hosts regional meeting - Updates on Texas rail projects September 3, 2016 - TRA Newswire - National Association of Railroad Passengers Division Leader Bruce Ashton is inviting NARP members in North Texas to hear updates about rail projects...

June 20, 2016 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram Officials from railroads in France, China, attend forum Bullet trains would connect Dallas, Arlington, Fort Worth Proposals to build system due Aug. 31 BY GORDON DICKSON   ARLINGTON - High-speed rail is a touchy subject in much of Texas, where...

May 12, 2016 – TRA Newswire In a filing with the Surface Transportation Board, North Texas Congressman Joe Barton (R) Arlington has come out against a high speed rail project between Dallas and Houston.   Barton, whose district encompasses parts of Tarrant County...

KCS Railway expected to grow North-South business through Texas into Mexico. March 18, 2016 - cwruobserver.com By the analyst ratings alone, Kansas City Southern (KSU) is not attractive to say the least. It has a mean rating of 2.6 on a scale...

March 16, 2016 - TRA Newswire The Federal Railroad Administration is asking for interested parties to submit Requests for Proposals (RFP) for high speed rail projects around the country, including potential for fast trains that would traverse the South Central High Speed Rail...

NARP / TRA Newswire We're presenting several views of how the FAST ACT will impact freight and passenger rail, not only in Texas but nationally. The National Association of Railroad Passengers went through the passenger rail title to analyze all the promising...

December 28, 2015 - TRA Newswire At dawn on Dec. 26, 2015, the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, a brand new 18,000-TEU container ship, arrived at the Port of Los Angeles. It's the largest container ship ever to visit a U.S. port....