February 6, 2020 - apr.org / railpassengers.org  - Passenger rail service between Mobile and New Orleans took a big step forward this week. The Mobile City Council voted to pay up to $3 million to cover some operating costs for the...

February 4, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Texas is one of four states with the most fatal trespasser strikes along rail lines according to a report published by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The report provided a summary of FRA trespasser strike...

February 3, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will soon begin installing candlestick-type barriers on all 64 light rail station platforms to prevent injuries from occurring between vehicles. The new barriers alert visually impaired riders that the space...

February 4, 2020 - bisnow.com - Hillsboro Rail Park south of Dallas is booming. Heading into 2020, market analysts predicted less well-known cities on the periphery of Dallas-Fort Worth would emerge as industrial players. After all, Dallas-Fort Worth ranks No. 1 in industrial demand and supply, Cushman &...

January 30, 2020 - TRA Newswire - A contract for the construction of an additional rail stop on Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) Orange Line has been approved. The infill Hidden Ridge Station in Irving will be part of a $1...

January 29, 2020 -  Itemonline.com - A high-speed train between Dallas and Houston could be breaking ground this year. However, one local congressman is wanting to tap the breaks on the project, as Texas Central Railroad works to obtain eminent domain power...

January 28, 2020 - Mass Transit Magazine - Beginning Feb. 3, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), McKinney Avenue Transit Authority (MATA) and Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will implement the first phase of a regionwide transit survey, which will ask passengers to...

January 18, 2020 - BrownsvilleHerald.com - If railroading wasn’t in Norma Torres’ blood before she went to work for the Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway 30 years ago, you can bet it is now. Torres, BRG president and chief operating officer,...

January 23, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Kansas City Southern reported strong fourth quarter and full year 2019 results, driven by implementation of Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) principles while Union Pacific's revenue numbers fell in both the 4th quarter and for...

January 15, 2020 -KXAN.com - After months of speculation and rumors, officials Tuesday offered a glimpse at a massive transportation plan — which includes a downtown subway — aimed to usher in a new generation of transit for a growing city. At...