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Amended merger plans for UP-NS filed with STB; UP Exec to discuss at Southwestern Rail Conference in May
April 30th, 2026
April 30, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today submitted an amended merger application to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) seeking approval to create America’s first transcontinental railroad. Additional analysis reinforces...
North Texas transportation director ousted after 35 years on job
April 29th, 2026
April 29, 2026 - FortWorthReport.org by Eric E. Garcia and Cecilia Lenzen -Michael Morris, influential North Texas transportation director for 35 years, has been fired from his job.The firing was made Tuesday by North Central Texas Council of Governments Executive Director Todd Little, a...
FRA to host "Office Hours" for your questions on 2 major grant programs during Southwestern Rail Conference
April 29th, 2026
April 29, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Staff from the Federal Railroad Administration will be on hand at the 22nd Annual Southwestern Rail Conference May 18-19 to answer your questions about two major Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for freight and...
TxDOT issues 90 day letter that will discontinue support for the popular Heartland Flyer train
April 27th, 2026
April 27, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Depending on which state supplies information on the rail service, Texas or Oklahoma, it seems that the Heartland Flyer's days are numbered unless last minute funds can be cobbled togethere, again. It's starting to look...
Report: Heartland Flyer delivers $11.7 million annual impact to Oklahoma; state needs to fund this service
April 24th, 2026
April 25, 2026 - TRA Newswire -While some Oklahoma legislators complain that their state share of funding for the Heartland Flyer passenger rail service only sends Sooner dollars south on the train to be spent in Texas, the opposite is...
Gulf Coast passenger rail revival exceeds forecasts, Amtrak Mardi Gras trains top 100,000 riders
April 24th, 2026
April 24, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Less than eight months after launch, the route boosted tourism, filled trains at strong rates and gave Interstate 10 travelers a new option.Ridership has exceeded expectations. Tthe route surpassed 100,000 riders this past week,...
Northwest Mall being demolished to make way for Houston station of Texas High-Speed Rail line
April 24th, 2026
April 23, 2026 - Click2Houston.com - After sitting vacant for years, a longtime Houston landmark is now being torn down—making way for a project that could reshape how people travel across Texas.Crews have begun demolition at the former Northwest Mall site...
Could President Trump help propel a big, beautiful Dallas-Houston high speed rail project?
April 17th, 2026
April 24, 2026 - TRA Newswire - Commentary -A tale of two high-speed rail city pairs. One is a public relations and financial train wreck. The other one, a private concern, still waits patiently. Unlike the California high-speed rail pubic project...
Freight roundup: STB releases report for proposed rail line in South Texas; UP adds rock terminal in Denison yard
April 16th, 2026
April 16, 2026 - TRA Newswire -The Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway is one step closer to operating in South TexasUnion Pacific's Denison rail yard rolls out a new rock terminal (Laredo) - The Surface Transportation Board released a Draft Environmental Assessment for a...
TxDOT Public Transportation Division Director to go in depth on new Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan at rail conference
April 14th, 2026
April 14, 2026 - TRA Newswire - As our state’s population and economy continue to grow, The Texas Department of Transportation has been developing the Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan (Texas SMTP 2050) to help Texans get to where they want to go...