May 10, 2019 - TRA Austin - Any time there is very little movement in high-speed rail bills in the Texas Legislature that is good news. All the eleven bad rail bills heard in the April 16th sub-committee, as well as those by...

May 10, 2019 - CommunityImpact.com - “Our residents would use any and all tools including rail and bus to alleviate their traffic wait times and prefer more transportation options than less.” As the Greater Houston area population continues to grow, Fort Bend...

May 10, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Kansas City Southern (KCS) today announced the reorganization of its leadership over the Chemical & Petroleum and Industrial & Consumer commodity groups. Previously serving as vice president energy, industrial development and innovation, Ginger Adamiak was...

May 4, 2019 - TRA Austin - No movement on the Birdwell budget rider to stop high-speed rail Three bad rail bills out of House Transpo Committee There is no news to report this week on the budget rider (#44) that...

May 1, 2019 - TRA Newswire - CG/LA Infrastructure has released their 3rd Annual Strategic 50 U.S. Infrastructure Projects Report and two big Texas transportation programs made the list. The Top 50 report recognized $290 billion worth of projects. “The projects on...

April 23, 2019 - Progressive Railroading - The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last week relaunched a $5.6 million safety awareness campaign urging people to take greater care at grade crossings. In 2018, 270 people were killed at railroad crossings....

April 26, 2019 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Gordon Dickson - Some tanker cars involved in a fiery train derailment Wednesday in south Fort Worth were older model rail cars that are considered less safe for transporting flammable liquids than newer models, federal...

April 29, 2019 - Fox San Antonio - The Texas Department of Transportation is working with the Border Trade Advisory Committee to identify the transportation challenges for people commuting across the border. “What we’re doing is we’re inviting people to our community...

April 27, 2019 - TRA Opinion - TRA unites a broad coalition concerned about potential abuse of power   As the Texas Legislature enters the crucial conclusion of the 2019 legislative session, Texas Rail Advocates is calling on supporters of smart infrastructure...

April 26, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Wabtec, formerly GE Transportation, celebrated the 1,000th locomotive produced at it's north Fort Worth plant this week. The locomotive will be delivered to Canadian National Railway (CN). The Evolution Series Tier 4 was the first...