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Texas Central's Aguilar named to ERCOT Board

October 17th, 2021
October 16, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Texas power grid operator ERCOT has two new governing board members. One is an oil and gas executive and the other new board member is leading the effort to build the first high-speed rail...

Texas high-speed rail investors form station development company

October 15th, 2021
October 15, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Texas high-speed rail investors have announced their intention to form an entity that will develop train stations in Dallas, Houston and Grimes County near College Station, where the permitted Texas Central Railway high-speed rail line terminals will be located....

DART: recognized as a Best-in-State employer, CEO Nadine Lee interviewed

October 11th, 2021
October 6, 2021 - TRA Newswire - For the second year in a row, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has been recognized as a Best-in-State Employer by Forbes. The Best-in-State Employer award winners, given out by Forbes and Statista Inc., were chosen...

NCTCOG hosting in-person high-speed transportation Open Houses October 12-30

October 8th, 2021
October 9, 2021 - TRA Newswire - The North Central Texas Council of Governments will hold a series of in-person open houses throughout the region this month to highlight the Dallas-Fort Worth High-Speed Transportation Connections Study’s purpose as well as the...

Union Pacific: Current supply chain challenges require good communications at all levels

October 5th, 2021
October 5, 2021 - TRA Newswire - As Texas and the nations' consumers face empty store shelves, six-month delays for items that used to be in stock, and limited availability of their favorite items; they are asking a simple question: What...

Heartland Flyer expansion from Fort Worth-Okla City-north would mean more transportation options

October 5th, 2021
October 5, 2021 - Kateleigh Mills, KOSU.org - As a bipartisan bill that would dedicate $1.2 trillion dollars to improving the nation’s infrastructure waits for the congressional lawmakers to take action, Oklahoma public radio reporters have been asking people what they would improve...

Peter Espy leaving as TxDOT Rail Division Director

October 3rd, 2021
October 3, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Peter Espy, who serves as the third-ever Rail Division Director at the Texas Department of Transportation, will be stepping down from his position on October 15th. Espy has reached retirement age and hopes to "travel,...

Amtrak's Texas Eagle still downgraded while other trains expand amenities

September 30th, 2021
September 30, 2021 - TRA Newswire - While Amtrak has been slowly restoring its Western national network trains by adding cars and bringing back full-service meals on long-haul runs, it appears that the daily Texas Eagle continues to be lumped with...

Galveston trolley cars return to service after 13 years

September 29th, 2021
September 29, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Galveston's popular electric trolleys will be back on track October 1st, 13 years after Hurricane Ike damaged all four of the vintage cars. Galveston Mayor Craig Brown said “we’ve been looking forward to the return...

KCS Holiday Express Train announces 5 Texas cities to benefit from the charity

September 29th, 2021
September 29, 2021 - TRA Newswire - The 21st annual Kansas City Southern (KCS) Holiday Express program will benefit five cities in Texas this year. In partnership with a fundraiser to benefit the Salvation Army the yearly holiday train has raised...

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