April 23, 2019 - Progressive Railroading - The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last week relaunched a $5.6 million safety awareness campaign urging people to take greater care at grade crossings. In 2018, 270 people were killed at railroad crossings....

April 26, 2019 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Gordon Dickson - Some tanker cars involved in a fiery train derailment Wednesday in south Fort Worth were older model rail cars that are considered less safe for transporting flammable liquids than newer models, federal...

April 29, 2019 - Fox San Antonio - The Texas Department of Transportation is working with the Border Trade Advisory Committee to identify the transportation challenges for people commuting across the border. “What we’re doing is we’re inviting people to our community...

April 27, 2019 - TRA Opinion - TRA unites a broad coalition concerned about potential abuse of power   As the Texas Legislature enters the crucial conclusion of the 2019 legislative session, Texas Rail Advocates is calling on supporters of smart infrastructure...

April 26, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Wabtec, formerly GE Transportation, celebrated the 1,000th locomotive produced at it's north Fort Worth plant this week. The locomotive will be delivered to Canadian National Railway (CN). The Evolution Series Tier 4 was the first...

April 26, 2019 - RailPassengers.org - On the heels of yet another dozen or so anti-high-speed-rail bills heard in the Texas state legislature comes a voice of support at the Federal level. Representative Johnson (D-TX) sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board this...

April 25, 2019 - Texas Tribune - Arya Sundaram- Lawmakers are pushing more measures than ever before that could delay the Dallas-Houston bullet train project — and there’s even a special subcommittee tackling the topic. High-speed rail developers have been eyeing a...

April 26, 2019 - Houston Chronicle - Dug Begley - Houston could have two light rail lines running to Hobby Airport after all, provided they share a lot of track. After saying the potential $1.8 billion investment to take both the Green...

April 26, 2019 - UPDATE - One State Representative has asked if you would please stop calling and emailing the Senate & House budget conferees on Rider 44, Sen. Birdwell's language that would hurt high-speed rail development. Apparently their office has been swamped...

April 24, 2019 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Gordon Dickson - Supporters of high-speed rail say they’re thrilled that Dallas Mavericks basketball standout Luka Doncic recently tweeted in support of a proposed high-speed rail line from Dallas to Houston. They swear they didn’t put Doncic up...