January 10, 2020 - TRA Newswire - As part of Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) new Cotton Belt Regional Silver Line,  the transit agency awarded Stadler US Inc. a maintenance contract to maintain both the FLIRT vehicles it will be supplying...

January 10, 2020 - TRA Newswire - 38 freight shippers claim that four Class 1 railroads unfairly overcharged them by adding fuel surcharges to their shipments and allegedly conspired to fix prices as far back as 2003.  That's according to a...

January 10, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Time flies when you’re riding in style to the airport. Today Trinity Metro's TEXRail celebrates one year in operation, providing a comfortable and convenient ride between downtown Fort Worth and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s...

January 8, 2020 - RivardReport.com - Shifting transportation priorities in Texas will phase out expansive road development in the near future, Gov. Greg Abbott predicted Wednesday in a speech to the Rotary Club of San Antonio. “The bottom line is this: The...

January 2, 2020 - TRA Newswire - It was a nice stocking stuffer for the Short Line Railroad industry that could affect the nearly 50-some "mom and pop" railroads that operate in Texas. Over the holidays President Trump signed into law the...

December 22, 2019 - TRA Newswire - From a Texas Capitol transportation update to the CEO of the company building Texas' high speed rail project, the Southwestern Rail Conference will bring together the public and private sector to discuss important rail...

December 20, 2019 - DallasInnovates.com - What factors can increase the property value of sites near transit-oriented developments?  A University of Texas at Arlington study identifies the most important factors that can increase housing values near those locations. Ard Anjomani, a UTA professor in the...

December 17, 2019 - TRA Newswire - The Dallas Area Rapid Transit board has approved an agreement for more transit-oriented development (TOD) around the highly successful SMU/Mockingbird Station in Dallas. A master development agreement, ground lease and related agreements are to...

December 17, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific announced that the company has completed Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation, activating its final track segment. The technology is now implemented on all the company's federally mandated rail lines, including required passenger train...

December 10, 2019 - TRA Newswire- In 1872, the International Railroad and the Houston and Great Northern Railroad met in the East Texas town of Palestine, Texas and merged the following year into the International and Great Northern Railroad (IGN).  An...