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Tx Supremes hear arguments on high speed rail

January 11th, 2022
January 11, 2022 - TRA Austin - It may be several months before the Texas Supreme Court hands down a decision that determines if a Texas railroad is really a railroad and can acquire land for a high speed rail project. Oral...

A defining moment for high speed rail in Texas: Texas Central argues its case before the state Supreme Court

January 10th, 2022
January 10, 2022 - TRA Austin - Tuesday morning, the Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments that may decide the fate of the Texas Central Railway (TCR) Dallas to Houston high speed rail project. This legal challenge by a Leon County...

Want fed funds for state freight rail projects? Texas legislators must pony up

January 8th, 2022
January 8, 2022 - TRA Newswire - Want to move more freight trains efficiently in Texas in 2030, 2040 and beyond? An analysis of two major Texas Department of Transportation freight rail studies in 2021, one for the Houston-Beaumont Region and the...

Orange Rail has a new owner in Texas petrochemical district

January 7th, 2022
January 7, 2022 - TRA Newswire - Alpenglow Rail (Alpenglow), a Denver-based firm specializing in investing in, operating and growing rail businesses has announced the acquisition of Orange Rail Inc. (Orange Rail) from LJA Investments based in Houston, Texas. Orange Rail is...

Amtrak & Canadian Pacific pledge support for Texas route expansion

January 7th, 2022
January 7, 2022 - TRA Newswire - A long-sought extension of direct passenger service between Dallas and the East Coast got a shot in the arm as Amtrak and Canadian Pacific Railway announced an agreement with Amtrak supporting the proposed combination...

Denton County Transpo agency snags three regional leaders

December 29th, 2021
December 29, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Three names in North Texas transportation have switched from BNSF Railway, DART and the North Central Texas Council of Governments and joined Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA). The transit agency serves one of the...

Ribbon cutting at new Corpus Christi area Savage Gulf Rail facility

December 28th, 2021
December 28, 2021 - TRA Newswire - The ribbon has been freshly cut and the massive rail yard in San Patricio County at the doorstep of Corpus Christi is open for business. The ribbon-cutting we are referring to is at the...

TRE at 25 years: where its been, where it's at now

December 27th, 2021
December 27, 2021 - TRA Newswire - On December 30, the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will celebrate 25 years of providing regional rail service across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The TRE has a chance for you to win free rides as part...

Texas AG Ken Paxton's office now inserts into Texas Central high-speed rail lawsuit

December 21st, 2021
December 21, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Deja vu. It's back to the Texas Supreme Court for Texas Central Railway as Attorney General Ken Paxton's office has now inserted itself into a lawsuit claiming that the railroad is not a railroad...

Texas will have to pony up 20% to take advantage of billions of fed rail $... or lose it

December 20th, 2021
December 20, 2021 - TRA Newswire - If you want to see Texas gets it's fair share in billions of Infrastructure Act dollars for rail projects, here are a couple of key dates to remember: May 14, 2022 - that's when...

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