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Austin City, CapMetro OK $10 billion Project Connect - three light rail lines
June 11th, 2020
June 10, 2020 - Austin American-Statesman -
Capital Metro’s board and the Austin City Council both gave unanimous approval Wednesday to a $9.8 billion transit plan that would build three light rail lines throughout Austin.
The plan, called Project Connect, likely will...
Dow, Accredo, Union Tank Car, UP make freight rail news
June 2nd, 2020
June 2, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Dow Chemical looks to sell Freeport TX rail-served terminal
Union Tank Car to convert Sheldon, TX facility to rail car repair
Accredo Packaging 32-acre Sugarland campus plans rail expansion
Union Pacific declares stock...
Texas Short Line Operator OmniTRAX wins safety award
June 2nd, 2020
June 2, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Short Line operator OmniTRAX, one of the fastest growing railroads in North America, is the recipient of safety commendations from the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association for 2019.
Panhandle Northern Railway, a Texas...
Your voice needed: Don't let Amtrak go less than daily service in Texas
June 1st, 2020
June 1, 2020 - TRA Newswire / RailPassengers.org -
In a letter sent to Congressional leaders, CEO Bill Flynn stated that Amtrak would need an additional $1.475 billion in funding, cut back it's workforce numbers by 20%, and drastically decrease system...
FRA announces another big step forward for high speed rail in Texas
May 29th, 2020
May 29, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Final HSR Environmental Study released today by FRA
30 Day review period starts
Record of Decision expected this summer
Today, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for...
DART gets $229 million in CARES Act funds
May 21st, 2020
May 21, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has received notification that it has been allocated $229 million from The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, enacted on March 27.
Funding from the CARES Act allows...
Amtrak restores staffing positions at Marshall, Texarkana stations +13 others
May 21st, 2020
May 21, 2020 - Marshall News Messenger -
Two years after the elimination of Marshall Amtrak’s customer service representative position, Marshall Depot board was thrilled to announce, on Wednesday, Amtrak’s decision to restore staffing.
“During the sadness and difficulty of the ongoing...
Third train line proposed in Project Connect mass transit plan for Austin
May 13th, 2020
May 13, 2020 - KXAN / Austin Business Journal -
Austin’s transit plan just put even more emphasis on trains to move people around an ever-growing city, with a potential rail line running through Dell Medical School.
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO...
Oklahoma House gives big boost to expanding Heartland Flyer service
May 13th, 2020
May 13, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
The Oklahoma House unanimously passed HR 1036 today, a big boost for expanding passenger rail service on the Heartland Flyer.
The House expressed support for the extension of Amtrak service between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and...
Big win for Texas Central Railway in Appeals Court decision
May 7th, 2020
May 7, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Texas’ Thirteenth Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Texas Central
May 7th decision reverses the ruling made by the 87th District Court of Leon County, Texas
Earlier today, the Thirteenth Court of Appeals of Texas...