April 18, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Heartland Flyer Extension gains ground while Texas hesitates on fundingTOPEKA, KS – In a bold move for regional mobility and economic development, Kansas has officially secured a future for expanded passenger rail service with the...

April 17, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The effort to finally have high-speed train service in Texas got a shot in the arm today at the Capitol in Austin. Testimony from the organization reworking the finances of the bullet train project...

April 15, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Yesterday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that Amtrak will no longer head up the Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project and will step aside so better equipped private sector interests can move the plan forward....

April 14, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Within a matter of hours, two breaking issues on the effort to bring high-speed rail to Texas. The next several days may tell us who is in charge of the Texas bullet train project...

April 7, 2025 - TexasTribune.org -The Texas Legislature is considering bills that transit officials warn could hamper public transportation in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth regions. Texas lawmakers could imperil the future of public transportation in two of the state’s largest...

April 13, 2025 - TRA Newswire -North Texas is on the cusp of losing the only daily train that serves Fort Worth, Gainesville and Oklahoma points because the yearly funding for the train was stripped out of the Texas legislative...

April 9, 2025 - Forrworthreport.org, Eric E. Garcia -Over the course of April 7-8, rail advocates and industry leaders at the Southwestern Rail Conference in Hurst said they are monitoring state legislation that could affect high-speed rail.“The appetite for high-speed...

April 8, 2025 - Fortworthreport.org, Eric E. Garcia -Rapid growth in Texas’ five largest cities — and in between — is among the reasons state transportation officials are studying several transit options, including passenger rail improvements.The Texas Department of Transportation,...

April 8, 2025 - Fortworthreport.org, Eric E. Garcia - The popular TEXRail commuter line could soon connect passengers with other North Texas transit systems.The 27-mile rail route, operated by Fort Worth’s Trinity Metro transit agency, will link up with Dallas Area...

April 9, 2025 - KERA.org, Pablo Arauz Pena - Advocates for rail projects in Texas are staying optimistic about legislation that could bring more trains to the state, including the proposed high-speed rail from Dallas to Houston, despite opposition in Austin. During...