May 25, 2017 - (Updated June 4, 2017) -  TRA Newswire - Two bills which Texas Rail Advocates describes as being discriminatory toward high speed rail versus other modes of transportation have passed through the Texas House and Senate and were...

May 25, 2017 - TRA Opinion - Last week was Infrastructure Week in Washington, DC. In the nation’s capital, online, and in cities across the country, advocates made the case for investing in the infrastructure that is the backbone of American prosperity...

May 23, 2017 - CommunityImpact.com - Design of Capital Metro’s new downtown Austin MetroRail station should be complete by the end of 2017. The station will replace the temporary platform the agency built on Fourth Street adjacent to the Austin Convention Center....

May 23, 2017 - NARPrail.org and APTA.com - The Trump Administration released a 2018 detailed budget proposal that guts funding to Amtrak’s long-distance trains, and slashes funding to key transit and transportation funding programs, threatening to accelerate the deterioration of physical...

May 23, 2017 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - American PetroLog LLC has completed construction of a storage and transload terminal in Venus, Texas, that will be served by BNSF Railway Co. In January, the company acquired the assets of B&E Grain Inc. and developed...

May 20, 2017 - TRA Newswire - U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, responding to a letter from one of our Texas Rail Advocates board members affirms his support for private investment in building the first high speed rail line in the country....

May 20, 2017 - TRA Newswire - The Texas Department of Transportation will be holding a series of workshops around the state during the month of June to get your input on ideas on to keep Texas freight moving. This is part...

May 21, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Our Texas lawmakers are on course to pass two bills that would put restrictions on present and future passenger rail projects. Other forms of transportation do not have these same restrictions. It is a...

May 18, 2017 - kxas.com - Texas Central, the Dallas company planning to build a high-speed train between Dallas and Houston, has reached a deal with a major global consortium to design and build the project. An official announcement is expected within...

May 20, 2017 - cpexecutive.com The 143-acre Bayport Logistics Park will feature 7,000 feet of frontage on a Union Pacific rail line and will eventually comprise three or four buildings. Houston-based Avera Cos. will be developing a 143-acre industrial complex in Pasadena,...