July 9, 2020 - TRA Newswire - The Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District (NETEX) has chosen a new operator for the rail line. A five-person selection committee voted to start negotiations with Freedom Terminal Services / Freedom Railcar Solutions of...

July 8, 2020 - TRA Newswire/railpassengers.org  - House appropriators with jurisdiction over transportation programs gave Rail Passengers another significant victory today WASHINGTON DC – House appropriators with jurisdiction over transportation programs gave Rail Passengers another significant victory today, releasing a draft Fiscal...

June 29, 2020 - click2houston.com - Unique, train-themed stays across the Lone Star State. Train buffs, you’ll love these unique, train-themed lodging options scattered across the Lone Star State. From Fredricksburg to Kingsland, Glen Rose, Slaton and New Braunfels you can have...

July 8, 2020 - TRA Newswire - With Texas auto manufacturing plants coming back to life while the Coronavirus continues to play havoc with the economy, it has resulted in more rail cars coming out of storage that carry new vehicles...

July 6, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Short line railroad operator Watco will take over rail infrastructure assets and related equipment at six major Dow Chemical North American sites, including two along the Texas Gulf coast and one in Louisiana. Watco, the...

June 15, 2020 - TRA Newswire - In what has been described as a "slash and burn" mentality, passenger rail carrier Amtrak is set to cut service on its national network trains from daily service to tri-weekly. Texas and other states would...

June 12, 2020 - RailPassengers.org - While the surface transportation reauthorization has been years in development in back offices around Washington, last week’s official unveiling of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s draft legislation has shifted proceedings into overdrive, with House leadership...

Updated June 13, 2020 - TRA Newswire  - The Federal Transit Administration has awarded Dallas Area Rapid Transit $1 million to plan for transit oriented developments (TOD) at five stations along the Dallas Central Business District as DART continues to work...

June 5, 2020 - FreightWaves.com - The railroad’s deployment of precision scheduled railroading resulted in faster and longer trains and reduced car sorting, according to the company’s recent sustainability report Converting more hump yards to flat switching has reduced the time a...

June 13, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Construction is well underway at the RCR Taylor Logistics Park northeast of Austin in Taylor, Texas and the company is aiming for a September 1st opening date. The 750-acre RCR Taylor Logistics Park is west...