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TxDOT, FRA seeking input on passenger rail study

July 24th, 2016
July 18, 2016 - KVUE.com The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) are seeking public input on proposed intercity rail services between Oklahoma City and South Texas. The Interstate 35 corridor currently has Amtrak...

Heartland Flyer expands and now faces contraction from Okla legislators

April 16th, 2016
Updated April 22, 2016 - TRA Newswire While the north segment of the daily Heartland Flyer is expanding and expects ridership gains, Oklahoma legislators are talking about dismantling or cutting back the popular train on the southern end between Oklahoma City...

Congress extends Positive Train Control deadline

October 28th, 2015
October 28, 2015 - TRA Newswire Congress OK's PTC implementation to 2018 with, maybe, a 24 month extension. As  H.R.38​19 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015​​  is signed into law, it will extend the deadline for America's railroads to fully implement PTC by...

PTC-extension still waits on Congress: rail problems ahead for Texas?

October 19th, 2015
UPDATED: October 25, 2015 - TRA Lacking Congressional action within days, railroads will be notifying their shippers and commuter railroads will tell their passengers that services will be suspended at the end of the year. Inaction by lawmakers to grant an...

UPDATED: Positive Train Control railroad "shutdown clock" underway: major Texas impact

October 2nd, 2015
Safety rule threatens North Texas commuter, freight train service Brandon Formby -Dallas Morning News Transportation Writer - October 13, 2015 Thousands of North Texas commuters who take the TRE or Denton County’s A-train could find themselves on buses or looking for other...

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