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3 Texas rail agencies get fed grants for transit oriented development around stations

January 20th, 2022
January 20, 2022 - TRA Newswire - Three Texas transit agencies have been awarded grants totaling almost $2 million in a pilot program for planning transit oriented development (TOD) around rail stations. CapMetro in Austin, Trinity Metro in Fort Worth and Dallas...

Last chance to comment on proposed TEXRail extension

November 20th, 2021
November 20, 2021 - TRA Newswire - You only have until the end of this month to comment on a 2.1 mile planned TEXRail extension from the T&P Station to the Fort Worth Medical District. Public comments on the Environmental Assessment...

TEXRail engineer makes history: first woman in drivers seat

November 18th, 2021
November 18, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Amy Anderson made it her goal as a conductor on Trinity Metro's TEXRail regional service to be the first female railroad engineer. This November, after 40 hours of classroom training and 180 hours in...

CEO deja vu at Trinity Metro: Baulsir to Ballard

October 27th, 2021
October 27, 2021 - TRA Newswire / Fort Worth Business Press - Two long-time transportation executives who worked together at other transit agencies will change chairs at Fort Worth Trinity Metro, again. Trinity Metro President and CEO Bob Baulsir, who led the...

Trinity Metro and DART agree on shared-use at DFW Airport terminal B

April 16th, 2021
April 16, 2021 - TRA Newswire - This week the Board of Directors at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and Trinity Metro approved agreements for the shared use of the Terminal B rail station at DFW International Airport. This cooperative agreement...

Fort Worth staunch rail advocate claimed by Covid

January 12th, 2021
January 12, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Dennis Dunkins, who served on the board of Trinity Metro and was a strong supporter of mass transit and passenger rail, passed away recently after being hospitalized for Covid-19. Dunkins, a Fort Worth native,...

AECOM awarded TEXRail extension project

November 13th, 2020
November 13, 2020 - TRA Newswire - AECOM has been selected by Trinity Metro to conduct the environmental assessment and preliminary engineering for the TEXRail extension project in Fort Worth. Trinity Metro plans to extend the commuter rail line south from downtown...

Amtrak, Texas transit agencies modify schedules and policies during Coronavirus

March 27th, 2020
March 27, 2020 - TRA Newswire  - Amtrak and transit agencies in Texas have changed policies and modified schedules in response to a drastic drop in ridership during the Covid-19 virus pandemic. While Amtrak still maintains it's Texas service with the Heartland...

FTA awards CIG funds to two Texas transit agencies

March 2nd, 2020
March 2, 2020 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) last week announced that Trinity Metro in Fort Worth and the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) in Houston, Texas, will retain a combined $57.4 million of cost savings the administration generated from completed projects...

TEXRail ridership shows big increase as trains mark first anniversary

January 11th, 2020
January 10, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Time flies when you’re riding in style to the airport. Today Trinity Metro's TEXRail celebrates one year in operation, providing a comfortable and convenient ride between downtown Fort Worth and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s...

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