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July 20th, 2026
July 20, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Are you a website magician? Do you know how to create webpages and have a keen interest is seeing a robust passenger and freight rail network continue to grow in Texas? Join our...

Stadler gets Austin contract for 21 light rail cars

July 17th, 2026
July 17, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Austin Transit Partnership announced that Stadler U.S., based in Salt Lake City Utah, will build 21 light rail cars for their new starter rail line.“ATP is excited to have Stadler join the Austin Light...

New locomotives for the Trinity Railway Express expected to arrive in September

July 16th, 2026
July 15, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Five brand new 260,000 pound locomotives that will power trains on the Trinity Railway Express are in the finishing stages at Siemens Mobility in Sacramento, California and are expected to arrive at their new...

5 Southwestern cities get rail preservation grants; Lancaster Historical Society raising funds to restore historic MKT depot

July 16th, 2026
July 15, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Three Texas rail preservation organizations along with one each from Oklahoma and New Mexico are among some 34 around the country that have been awarded grants from the National Railway Historical Society to preserve...

Deep dive: TxDOT study finds more frequent Austin-San Antonio rail feasible on existing corridor

July 16th, 2026
July 15, 2026 - TRA Austin - Jakob W. Schmidt, Austin community liaison for Texas Rail Advocates, and TRA contributor Kal Silverberg - The Texas Department of Transportation has released its Austin-San Antonio Passenger Rail Study, a June 2026 report from consultant HNTB...

And the new President/CEO of DART is......... (to be delayed until next week)

July 16th, 2026
July 16, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Who did the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board select for their new President/CEO? Despite a 9-6 board vote that pointed to an un-named "Candidate A", the finalist will not be publicly announced until...

Three finalists for DART President/CEO position answer questions in public meeting, DATA throws support to Leggett

July 11th, 2026
Updated July 14, 2026 -TRA Newswire -Ahead of a board vote to pick the next President/CEO of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), three finalists participated in a public meet & greet today at DART Headquarters at 1401 Pacific Ave. Stakeholders and...

Opinion: Austin, Let’s Get Serious About Rail to San Antonio

July 10th, 2026
July 9, 2026 - AustinChronicle.com, Jakob W. Schmidt -Texans will be paying to move people through this corridor either way. Why not invest in better rail options?I ride the Texas Eagle out of Austin, so I know what little it...

Port of Corpus Christi, DART, Arlington score federal rail funds in latest round of BUILD grants

July 10th, 2026
July 10, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Three Texas cities have been awarded grants for rail-related projects under the BUILD program, previously known as the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) and Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grants.$25...

OmniTRAX debuts industry-leading rail safety technology at their Central Texas short line

July 10th, 2026
July 10, 2026 - TRA Newswire  -A recently restored short line railroad in Central Texas has debuted new rail safety technology that keeps trains on track and identifies any abnormal conditions in real time. Track inspection technologies play an important role...