May  19, 2020 - Jim Mathews, CEO - Rail Passengers Association - An aggrieved Texas landowner at the center of opposition to the Texas Central high-speed rail project says he’s taking his claim that Texas Central doesn’t count as an actual...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

May 4, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Today through Wednesday, the Federal Railroad Administration is conducting public hearings by phone on the proposed safety and operating standards for Texas Central Railway. You can have your say about the FRA's “Notice of Particular...

May 2, 2020 - TRA Newswire - A desperate Texas State Representative, Steve Toth (R-Conroe), doesn't want the Texas Department of Transportation to spend any time overseeing a high-speed rail project between Dallas and Houston. Toth sent a letter to Texas...

May 2, 2020 - SunHerald.com - More money has been awarded to restoring a passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile, Mississippi’s U.S. congressmen announced Friday. A $5.45 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to the Southern Rail Commission will...

May 1, 2020 - I’m aboard Amtrak’s Texas Eagle, train #21, en-route to Fort Worth, Texas today and it’s eerily quiet onboard. Life on Amtrak’s national rail system in these days of COVID-19 reminds me of a tune rolling around in my...