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Texas doesn't need heavier trucks on our roads; Texas short line railroads cite competitive issues
June 10th, 2026
June 10, 2026 - TRA Newswire -It's an annual ritual for the trucking lobby to ask legislators at the federal and state level to allow larger, heavier trucks on our roadways. It's happening now in Washington with the Surface Transportation...
What will TxDOT Rail Division win from over $2 billion FRA grants for crossing safety and rail improvements?
June 5th, 2026
June 5, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Early and late June mark deadlines to submit applications for $2 billion in available federal funding to eliminate or significantly improve at-grade rail crossings and for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI)...
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...
FRA's CRISI 50/50 program benefits panhandle short line, $8 million expansion and improvement
August 30th, 2025
August 30, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The Texas North Western Railway Company (TXNW) held a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony in the panhandle community of Etter this week, commemorating the completion of an $8.2 million expansion and improvement project for the short line.TXNW...
7 short line railroads in Texas to benefit from $140 million in federal CRISI infrastructure grants
October 29th, 2024
October 29, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Seven short line railroads that operate in Texas will be receiving up to $140 million in federal railroad grants that will help with track and bridge upgrades, along with other infrastructure improvements, it was...
Rep. Troy Nehls at Southwestern Rail Conference: supports at-grade rail xing elimination; viable high-speed rail projects
April 24th, 2024
April 24, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Texas Congressman Troy Nehls, Chairman of the House Transportation Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous MAterials, speaking in a pre-recorded video before the Southwestern Rail Conference said "on the record, I strongly support using...
FRA's Amit Bose at Southwestern Rail Conference: rail funding opportunities ahead
April 19th, 2024
April 19, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose, speaking at the 20th Annual Southwestern Rail Conference in Hurst, Texas this week, said that a lot of work has already been accomplished by the agency on establishing high-speed...
3 Texas rail projects awarded in FRA nationwide $1.4 billion CRISI grants, state only gets 1% share of total
September 25th, 2023
September 25, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Rail improvement projects in Laredo, Brownsville and the Texas Panhandle will benefit from nearly $15 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program grants, the Federal Railroad Administration announced today.The U.S. Department of...
Texas Rail Advocates joins Louisiana DOT in support of passenger rail funding to feds
November 13th, 2022
November 13, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Texas Rail Advocates has signed on to a letter of support for the North Louisiana Passenger Rail Plan. The application is being submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation from the Louisiana Department of...
Texas gets a sliver of $386 million in CRISI rail grant funds: Harlingen project
June 2nd, 2022
June 2, 2022 - TRA Newswire-In another weak showing, Texas will only get 0.02% of over $368 million that the Federal Railroad Administration has announced in railroad grants under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program this week....