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Train builder Stadler gets $112 million DART contract

February 3rd, 2020
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...

Rail shippers say overpaid for surcharges - railroads claim its unfounded

January 17th, 2020
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...

Opinion: San Antonio can ‘future-proof’ mobility with light rail

January 11th, 2020
January 10, 2020 - Lyndon Henry for Express-News - Setbacks in attempts to launch urban rail projects over the past two decades have apparently led top San Antonio officials and planners to scratch rail off the city’s agenda. The officially backed...

TEXRail ridership shows big increase as trains mark first anniversary

January 11th, 2020
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...

Commentary: Governor Abbott says Texas is finished building highways

January 11th, 2020
January 10, 2020 - DMagazine.com - In a San Antonio speech, Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas may be experiencing its "last major build-out of roads.” Has the state changed its tune on transportation? For generations, the state of Texas’ transportation policy has...

Gov. Greg Abbott: emphasis on building out Texas roads ‘is going to change’

January 11th, 2020
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...

Short Lines get a Christmas gift: tax credit for infrastructure

January 3rd, 2020
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...

Southwestern Rail Conference announces more presentations

December 22nd, 2019
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...

UTA tracks property values near Transit-Oriented Developments

December 22nd, 2019
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...

Commentary: Infrastructure investment needs reliable funding

December 22nd, 2019
December 20, 2019 - Michelle Dippel to Austin American-Statesman - If you live in the Austin area, you can’t help but notice how things have grown, and with an average of 152 newcomers arriving each day, that growth doesn’t appear to...

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