August 25, 2026 - TRA Austin - Fresh from an announcement August 14th that the state will receive three quarters of a billion dollars in federal rail crossing funds, Texas Senate Transportation Chairman Tan Parker asked those giving testimony at a hearing...

August 25, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Texas secured the future of one of its most vital regional rail connections today with the signing of an agreement among the Texas Department of Transportation, and Amtrak to sustain the Heartland Flyer, the...

August 24, 2026 - Texas Railroad Association - For generations, Laredo has served as one of the principal gateways connecting the economies of the United States and Mexico. Today, everything from automobiles and agricultural products to appliances, electronics and manufacturing components...

August 22, 2026 - TRA Newswire -We're learning more details about a second study for future passenger rail between Austin and San Antonio that could run trains primarily above-ground at speeds up to 125 miles per hour. It's one of...

August 22, 2026 - Jakob Schmidt, TRA Austin Community Liaison -Preconstruction work continues Crews with Austin Transit Partnership are carrying out field investigations and early utility work along the future rail alignment, KXAN reported. Chip Picheloup of Austin Rail Constructors, the primary...

August 20, 2026 - BNSF.com - Susan Green, Staff Writer -As a freight railroad, we can move just about anything. But we also help move people by supporting commuter rail.This continues a tradition that started with our famed predecessor lines...

August 20, 2026 - TRA Newswire -CMC Railroad, LLC, the rail service partner for Gulf Inland Logistics Park, announced the closing of an $87.9 million credit facility with Bank of Texas, a division of BOK Financial. The facility refinances CMC...

August 18, 2026 - WWL.com -Today the Amtrak Mardi Gras turns one year old, and its success has been like, well, a runaway train.To paraphrase a slogan from a well-known bus company, the success mostly comes from leaving the driving...

August 16, 2026 - TRA Newswire -At a special event hosted by Texas Rail Advocates, attendees spent the better part of a sizzling Saturday morning getting an extended history lesson about trains on the grounds of the Museum of the...

August 14, 2026 - fortworthreport.org, Eric E. Garcia -A plan to expand Trinity Railway Express capacity is moving forward.On Friday, city and transportation officials celebrated the start of the second mainline track project for the passenger train that connects downtown...