March 29, 2022 - TRA Newswire -
The vast majority of Americans want the federal government to invest in strengthening the national passenger rail network, according to a new poll by the Rail Passengers Association (RPA), the nation's largest advocacy organization for rail...
September 21, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Central Railroad Reaches Two Historic Milestones - Completion of key regulatory processes makes the Nation’s first high-speed train ready to go
FRA releases final high speed safety rules
FRA OK's rail alignment to...
Updated March 13, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
(Updated to include listing of three public meetings on draft safety regulations)
It's called a Rule of Particular Applicability. What it really means is that the Federal Railroad Administration, in the past, never needed...
April 22, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
This past week North Texans representing Texas Rail Advocates and the Rail Passengers Association met with Congressman Pete Sessions in his Washington D.C. office to talk rail issues.
Dallas-based Texas Rail Advocates President Peter LeCody,...
February 15, 2018 - TRA Newswire & rtands.com -
The U.S. Senate, in a voice vote Tuesday night finally approved President Trump's nomination of Ronald Batory as the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
Batory's confirmation had been sidelined since last...
February 9, 2018 - transportationtodaynews.com -
Jim Mathews, president and CEO of the Rail Passengers Association (RPA), recently sent a letter to Juan D. Reyes, III, Federal Railroad Administration acting deputy administrator, to voice support for Texas Central Railway’s (TCR) Houston–Dallas...
November 9, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Lower Court Decision Frustrates Congress’ Goal To Reduce Train Delays That Harm Millions of Passengers
Washington D.C. - The Rail Passengers Association, legally known as the National Association of Railroad Passengers--or NARP, petitioned the Supreme Court to review...