November 24, 2020 - TRA Newswire - The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors selected David Leininger to serve as DART's Interim President/Executive Director. This appointment follows Gary Thomas' recent decision to retire from DART after almost 20 years...

November 22, 2020 - TRA Newswire - With a mandated government deadline of December 31st to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) systems, Texas railroads are in good shape overall. The Federal Railroad Administration said that all railroads subject to the statutory...

November  16, 2020 - TRA Special - Here are some ideas if you're yearning to have a railway Christmas in Texas. Some of these attractions may not be far from you. All aboard who’s coming aboard! 5 yuletide train adventures for Houston-area...

November 13, 2020 - TRA Newswire - AECOM has been selected by Trinity Metro to conduct the environmental assessment and preliminary engineering for the TEXRail extension project in Fort Worth. Trinity Metro plans to extend the commuter rail line south from downtown...

November 12, 2020 - Dallas Business Journal - Evan Hoopfer - When developing a project as complex as a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, it's beneficial to have backers in high places. Carlos Aguilar, CEO of Dallas-based Texas Central developing...

November 12, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Dallas-based Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE: TRN) has announced plans to enter into a joint venture with Norfolk Southern, GATX Corporation, and two major short-line railroad players, Genesee & Wyoming and Watco, to create a...

November 5, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Jaguar Transport Holdings (Jaguar) and The Western Group (TWG) have announced that Jaguar has acquired five short-line railroads, one in East Texas, and a railroad construction and maintenance company from TWG. Jaguar is partnered with...

November 5, 2020 - TRA Newswire - A $ 6.6 million effort is now running on radio stations and through digital and social media in 7 states, including Texas, with a message for drivers and high-risk highway-rail crossings: Stop. Trains Can't. The U.S....

November 5, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Documents that support safety standards and procedures for environmental impacts of the Texas bullet train project have now been published to the Federal Register and will come into effect on December 3. The high-speed rail...

Updated November 5, 2020 - AustinMonitor.com - With the passage of Proposition A, voters have given the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority the green light to build out the core elements of the city’s first mass transit system over the coming decade...