January 10, 2019 - CommunityImpact.com - Prior to the debut of TEXRail on Jan. 10, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $908 million loan was awarded to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit System to connect the DART to the Dallas-Fort...

January 11, 2019 - InternationalAirportReview.com - The commuter rail line which connects downtown Fort Worth to Dallas Fort Worth, which provides direct access to the airport, will be free to users until the end of January 2019. Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW)...

January 2, 2019 - RailwayAge.com - R. J. Corman Switching Company, LLC was awarded work as the automotive loading provider at four of Toyota’s North American’s locations: Georgetown, Ky., Tupelo, Miss., Princeton, Ind., and San Antonio, Texas. Corman has performed work for...

January 4, 2019 - RailwayGazette.com - Dallas Area Rapid Transit has awarded a joint venture of Archer Western and Herzog Contracting a $783m contract to build the 42 km Cotton Belt commuter rail line, with assistance from lead designer Jacobs Engineering....

Updated January 7, 2018 - NBCDFW.com - After a bit of a delay, the long-awaited launch of TEXRail train service will take place this week. Trinity Metro announced Monday afternoon that they'd received word from the Federal Railroad Administration that the entire...

December 22, 2018 - TRA Newswire - The San Antonio city council has joined a list of cities across the southern tier states supporting a call for daily service by Amtrak's Sunset Limited, which now only runs tri-weekly through Texas and...

December 19, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Your input is needed to shape the future of passenger and freight rail in Texas. The Texas Department of Transportation must update the Texas Rail Plan in 2019 to meet federal requirements. TxDOT is asking...

December 18, 2018 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) this week expects to close on an agreement for a $908 million loan with the Federal Railroad Administration's Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program. The loan will be used to fund the...

December 16, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Considered one of the state's leading policy leaders on transportation issues, State Representative Joe Pickett - El Paso, said he will retire from the Texas House to undergo cancer treatments. Pickett has served the last...

December 11, 2018 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - Anacostia Rail Holdings Co.'s Gulf Coast Switching Co. (GCSC) recently marked its 10th anniversary. The company launched operations on Oct. 1, 2008. GCSC provides switching and freight-car storage services in the Houston area and currently handles about 18,000...