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Texas Transportation Commission approves State's 10-year $77B transportation plan - some nibbles for rail
September 2nd, 2019
Updated September 3, 2019 - TRA Austin Newswire / ProgressiveRailroading.com -
The Texas Transportation Commission approved TxDOT’s 10-year transportation plan that includes more than $77 billion dedicated to improving safety, addressing congestion and connectivity, and preserving roadways for Texas drivers. Buried...
Rail between San Antonio, Austin could be back on the table
September 2nd, 2019
September 2, 2019 - TheRivardReport.com -
A coalition of San Antonio and Austin state representatives has asked the House Transportation Committee chair to study the possibility of passenger rail between the two cities ahead of the 2021 legislative session.
Congestion between the...
Tech companies ignore pleas on rail safety, TXDOT not much better on rail crossings
August 21st, 2019
August 10, 2019 - Politico.com / TRA Newswire -
In late 2016, federal investigators probing a fatal crash between a confused truck driver and a California commuter train made a plea to Google, Apple and Microsoft: Add information on the nation’s...
OmniTRAX posts abandonment of central Texas short line
August 20th, 2019
August 20, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
Traffic has dwindled on the Central Texas & Colorado River Railway line so short line operator OmniTRAX has called it quits. The 68 mile long line operated from the central Texas town of Lometa,...
20 Texas Representatives ask to advance Austin-San Antonio rail corridor
August 19th, 2019
August 21, 2019 - TRA Newswire EXCLUSIVE-
Twenty (20) Texas State Representatives have petitioned the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee and the Speaker of the House to open hearings on what it will take to advance a passenger rail corridor...
January 23-24 date set for Southwestern Rail Conference
August 19th, 2019
August 19, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
The date for the 16th Annual Southwestern Rail Conference was announced today. The premiere freight and passenger rail conference held each year in Texas will be January 23rd and 24th, 2020 at the Magnolia...
Houston-area voters to consider $3.5B for public transit includes 16 miles light rail
August 16th, 2019
August 14, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Harris County's (METRO) board yesterday approved the METRONext Moving Forward plan, which includes 16 additional miles of light rail.
Now, a referendum will be placed on the Nov. 5 ballot for voters to consider $3.5...
Summer By Rail: Chef Madi Butler Shows How Rail Travel Can Revitalize America
August 4th, 2019
August 1, 2019 - BigEasyMagazine.com -
Improving access to public transit is one of Chef Madi Butler’s passions, and it shows. Having grown up in Kentucky, where public transit access is limited (to say the least), Butler has seen firsthand how...
George H.W. Bush funeral train story 'Uniting America: the President’s final journey' to air
August 4th, 2019
August 3, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
The story of George H.W. Bush's funeral train "Uniting America: The President's Final Journey" will have its first airing Sunday, Aug. 11 at 7:30 a.m. Central on Discovery. Led by Union Pacific's special George...
Philly-based realty company proposes commuter rail stop at Austin mega-development
August 4th, 2019
August 3, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
Philadelphia-based developer Brandywine has mapped out a 66-acre site north of downtown Austin it will build into a dense district of shops, dwellings, hotels and office towers all served by a new commuter rail...