Updated September 29, 2019 - TRA Opinion - Gov. Greg Abbott is back from a week long economic development trip to Japan and South Korea, and while he was there rode on the new N700S high-speed train. This is the type...

September 6, 2019 - KSAT.com - SAN ANTONIO - Bumper to bumper traffic on I-35 between San Antonio and Austin is nothing new, especially during a Friday commute. But a proposed rail line between the two cities could ease congestion on the busy highway. The traffic...

September 13, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Texas Central signs design-build agreement with Salini Impregilo andLane Construction Company for Texas High-Speed Train The scope encompasses design, construction and installation of the civil infrastructure and track system, and related buildings and services along the...

Updated October 2, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Steam loco run will be "Great Race Across the Southwest' this fall. The world's largest steam locomotive, Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, will embark on a third and final tour celebrating the 150th...

Updated September 5, 2019 - TRA Newswire  - Texas Central, the company that is developing high-speed rail between Houston and Dallas, announced that the Federal Railroad Administration approved a petition for rulemaking on how to operate trains up to 200 miles...

Updated September 3, 2019  - TRA Austin Newswire / ProgressiveRailroading.com - The Texas Transportation Commission approved TxDOT’s 10-year transportation plan that includes more than $77 billion dedicated to improving safety, addressing congestion and connectivity, and preserving roadways for Texas drivers. Buried...

September 2, 2019 - TheRivardReport.com - A coalition of San Antonio and Austin state representatives has asked the House Transportation Committee chair to study the possibility of passenger rail between the two cities ahead of the 2021 legislative session. Congestion between the...

August 21, 2019 - TexasObserver.org - Amal Ahmed - Highway expansion is the Lone Star State’s status-quo solution to easing traffic—but it actually leads to more congestion and displaced communities. Bruce Elementary School sits in the shadow of one of Houston’s countless...

August 10, 2019 - Politico.com / TRA Newswire - In late 2016, federal investigators probing a fatal crash between a confused truck driver and a California commuter train made a plea to Google, Apple and Microsoft: Add information on the nation’s...

August 20, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Traffic has dwindled on the Central Texas & Colorado River Railway line so short line operator OmniTRAX has called it quits. The 68 mile long line operated from the central Texas town of Lometa,...