September 22, 2020 - San Antonio Express-News - Federal officials have granted final approvals for a Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail line, clearing the way for construction in a move almost certain to spark political and legal challenges. The train won’t stop in San...

September 24, 2020 -  TRA Newswire - Washington, DC—The Rail Passengers Association released new research showing that Amtrak’s plan to reduce service on its long-distance routes—a vital transportation link to the 40 percent of the nation’s small and rural communities that...

September 21, 2020 - AAR.org/TRA Newswire - The Association of American Railroads points out that while the number of crossing collisions, deaths and injuries has dropped over the past five decades, it’s still a startling fact that about every three hours...

September 21, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Texas Central Railroad Reaches Two Historic Milestones - Completion of key regulatory processes makes the Nation’s first high-speed train ready to go FRA releases final high speed safety rules FRA OK's rail alignment to...

September 18, 2020 - KBTX.com - Sen. John Cornyn announced Friday the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment was awarded a federal grant of $241,546 to improve local railways. The funding is from the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program as part...

September 18, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates has urged the Texas House Transportation Committee to increase the budget for rail crossing safety, citing that the state ranks #1 in collisions and injuries and #2 in deaths in the...

September 16, 2020 -TRA Newswire  - A federal rail grant of $25 million that was announced today will help with freight and regional passenger rail capacity improvements between Dallas and Fort Worth on the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) line. The busy...

August 27, 2020 -  DailyYonder.com - (editor's note: service to smaller Texas towns on the Texas Eagle route will also be affected by Amtrak's retrenchment to 3x weekly service. Stops at Alpine, Sanderson and Del Rio are already only served three...

September 16, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Former Missouri City Mayor Allen Owen has been named to the Board of Directors of the Gulf Coast Rail District. He was nominated by and will represent the Fort Bend Mayor and Council Association...

September 16, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Call it good news in the pandemic but an influx of cargo arriving at U.S. ports of entry, including south Texas, is putting a strain on rail services after months of lowered demand. Signs...