Updated November 6, 2019 - TRA Newswire - (Updated to show that the referendum passed) Houstonians passed a $3.5 billion bond referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot by a two thirds majority. Houston METRO can now proceed with the METRONext Moving Forward...

November 1, 2019 - TheRivardReport.com - While a San Antonio-to-Austin rail line remains an unrealized dream, a high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas is much closer to connecting the state’s two largest cities. The 240-mile route would take riders from Houston...

October 15, 2019 - RailwayAge.com - R. J. Corman Switching Company, LLC was awarded a contract to be the switching and transloading provider for the 137-acre multi-modal Hempstead Logistics Park owned by McAlister Assets and operated by RCR Rail Co. The...

October 17, 2019 - DallasMorningNews.com - Construction cranes towering over DART’s SMU-Mockingbird rail station signal the start of a major transit-oriented development. Called Eastline, the 12-acre mixed-use project stretches between North Central Expressway and the DART station and includes high-rise apartments, retail,...

October 18, 2019 - TRA Newswire  - While Union Pacific Railroad (UP) posted a 7% overall decline in revenue for the third quarter of 2019, Kansas City Southern (KCS) did the exact opposite with a record 7% increase in revenue for...

October 12, 2019 - TRA Newswire - The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) 2020 Annual Railway Interchange Conference and Expo will be held in Dallas. Registration will open in April 2020 with sponsorships and expo sales opening on October...

October 7, 2019 - dmagazine.com - For years, voters have been skeptical of funding big public transit investments. Two upcoming bond elections in Texas suggest the political tides may be shifting. In Texas, the stars at night are big and bright, the...

October 8, 2019 - curbed.com - As new urban transit lines expand, dense development near stations tries to reinvigorate car-centric communities In the northern suburbs of Dallas, where Dallas-Area Rapid Transit (DART) plans to open the 26-mile Silver Line extension in 2022...

October 9, 2019 - freightwaves.com - Eight U.S. freight railroads, including BNSF, Union Pacific and KCS, have filed a lawsuit against a railroad union, saying the union is refusing to come to the bargaining table to hash out issues involving train...

October 2, 2019 - kens5.com - On Tuesday, Bexar County Commissioners (San Antonio) took their first step to increase Amtrak's Sunset Limited Routes, out of the Sunset Station downtown. Currently, Amtrak serves seven areas in Texas three times a week: El Paso,...