October 12, 2019 - TRA Newswire - The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) 2020 Annual Railway Interchange Conference and Expo will be held in Dallas. Registration will open in April 2020 with sponsorships and expo sales opening on October...

October 7, 2019 - dmagazine.com - For years, voters have been skeptical of funding big public transit investments. Two upcoming bond elections in Texas suggest the political tides may be shifting. In Texas, the stars at night are big and bright, the...

October 8, 2019 - curbed.com - As new urban transit lines expand, dense development near stations tries to reinvigorate car-centric communities In the northern suburbs of Dallas, where Dallas-Area Rapid Transit (DART) plans to open the 26-mile Silver Line extension in 2022...

October 9, 2019 - freightwaves.com - Eight U.S. freight railroads, including BNSF, Union Pacific and KCS, have filed a lawsuit against a railroad union, saying the union is refusing to come to the bargaining table to hash out issues involving train...

October 2, 2019 - kens5.com - On Tuesday, Bexar County Commissioners (San Antonio) took their first step to increase Amtrak's Sunset Limited Routes, out of the Sunset Station downtown. Currently, Amtrak serves seven areas in Texas three times a week: El Paso,...

October 2, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates has filed a letter with the Surface Transportation Board supporting a request from Texas Central Railway to show that a national ticketing agreement with Amtrak should solidify their position as being...

September 27, 2019 - smcorridornews.com - State legislators representing San Antonio and Austin wrote a letter to the House Transportation Committee chairman Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, asking him to research passenger rail options between the cities in advance of the next...

September 24, 2019 - TRA Newswire - A new opposition group has popped up in an attempt to kill the high-speed train line being developed between Dallas and Houston. Texas Rail Advocates has learned that 'Reroute The Route' is said to be...

September 22, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train in the United States. With the most rail mileage of any state, railroads in Texas have a special reason to spread the...

September 20, 2019 - RailPassengers.org - Appropriations Committee emphasizes importance of National Network to Amtrak-served communities The Senate Appropriations Committee passed an $86.6 billion Fiscal Year 2020 transportation funding bill, an increase of $167 million over this year’s levels--$58 million of which...