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BNSF new express service to aid in transporting supplies from Pacific Northwest to Texas, adding double track in Texas

October 10th, 2024
October 2, 2024 - FortWorthReport.org -Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway launched a new express carload service Oct. 1 to ship food and building supplies to key inland markets while increasing access to Texas.The new services come as BNSF is in the...

Texas NOT participating in share of $1 billion in fed/state partnership rail grants

October 7th, 2024
October 7, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Texas Rail Advocates has been told that, as of now, the Texas Department of Transportation will not be participating in a Federal/State Partnership Program where the state could receive a share of $1 Billion...

Texas, Mexican officials rally for Austin to Monterrey rail project

October 7th, 2024
October 7, 2024 - Cristela Jones, MySA.com - Imagine a world in which San Antonians wouldn't have to drive on I-35 to Austin. A world where travelers wouldn't have to take a bus or carpool to visit family or friends in Mexico.That's...

Texas Senate hearing on transportation: fix the railroad crossing safety funding shortfall

October 6th, 2024
October 6, 2024 - TRA Newswire -At the September Texas Senate Transportation Committee's interim hearing, Committee Chairman Robert Nichols, (R) - Jacksonville, raised concern that Texas isn't putting enough money into solving the issue of separating trains from traffic at...

Austin conference highlights Amtrak’s vision for Texas high-speed rail

September 30th, 2024
September 25, 2024 - KBTX.com, Donnie Tuggle -Amtrak is continuing to lay the groundwork to bring a high-speed rail to Texas, with plans to connect Dallas and Houston. Advocates say the proposal could transform the state’s transportation landscape and address...

Get on the train: Texas officials call for intercity passenger rail on I-35 corridor, elsewhere

September 24th, 2024
September 24, 2024 - TRA Newswire -A sizeable group of city, county and state officials rode on Monday's Texas Eagle from San Antonio to Austin and discussed what it will take to bring intercity passenger rail service to cities on...

North Tx Regional Transportation Council's Transit 2.0 agenda to be set in October; mulling high speed rail and funding options

September 18th, 2024
September 18, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The Regional Transportation Council (RTC) of the North Central Texas Council of Governments will decide, at their October monthly meeting, what proposals to push forward in the 2025 state legislative session from their innovative...

Transit-oriented developments generate nearly $1 Billion in spending and 11,000 jobs in DART service area

September 11th, 2024
September 11, 2024 - TRA Newswire - Transit-oriented developments in the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) service area generated nearly $1 billion in direct spending and spurred 11,000 jobs between 2019 and 2021, DART President & CEO Nadine Lee announced during...

Dallas-Fort Worth high-speed rail plan that bypasses downtown Dallas moves along

September 11th, 2024
September 10, 2024 - WFAA.com -Plans for an alternate Dallas-to-Fort Worth high-speed rail route that bypasses downtown Dallas, are moving along.The proposed route is progressing with preliminary engineering and environmental documentation work after it was discussed during a Monday North...

San Antonio, other officials to meet aboard Amtrak Texas Eagle September 23rd; discuss more trains

September 9th, 2024
September 9, 2024 - TRA Newswire - On the morning of September 23rd, members of the Texas Passenger Rail Advisory Committee (TPRAC) and invited guests will be meeting aboard Amtrak's Texas Eagle between San Antonio and Austin while they discuss expansion...

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