July 22, 2025 - TRA Commentary -Except for some consolidation in the short line railroad arena and Canadian Pacific Railway-Kansas City Southern morphing into CPKC in April 2023, merger talks between Class 1's had been deathly silent. Until recently, that is.Last...

July 21, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Getting a head start on the 2027 Texas legislative session, leaders of grass-roots and non-profit organizations met in Houston earlier this month and have set their sights on making a statewide Intercity Passenger Rail...

July 20, 2025 - thetravel.com - It’s a common saying that “everything is bigger in Texas.” The state is renowned for its expansive highways, vast ranches, generous food portions, and thriving cities. While big projects like a proposed Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail line—set...

July 16, 2025 - TRA Newswire -BNSF Railway announced the launch of a new, expedited rail service from Los Angeles to Houston with the first operating train on July 10th. In a statement from the railroad, "This third-day service marks a...

July 7, 2025 - Trains.com -Canadian Pacific Kansas City can send Midwestern grain to export at the ports of Houston and Galveston via haulage rights over Union Pacific south of Beaumont, Texas, the Surface Transportation Board said.Union Pacific in 2023 had...

July 15, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have raised concern over safety and security threats linked to a plan by Class I railroads that would allow Mexican engineers to operate trains in Texas and...

July 15, 2025 - Governing.com, Jared Brey - The growth of cities between San Antonio and Austin, separated by 75 miles, is creating one massive metro region. Passenger rail should be part of the equation.Within Texas, it’s the metros that have...

July 15, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Dallas-based Railspire, a company that retrofits locomotives for autonomous driving, recently announced it raised an additional $4.6 million in funding. The new investment tops-off and closes Railspire’s fourth funding round, announced in August of last...

July 10, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The North Central Texas Council of Government's Regional Transportation Council has done what the state of Texas shirked it's responsibilities in doing... fund the Heartland Flyer passenger rail service.In a vote today at their...

July 8, 2025 - TRA Newswire -DC-based Rail Passengers Association announces that their national fall meeting will be held October 3-5 in the Alamo City.It's called RailNation: San Antonio, and it bring together passenger rail advocates and supporters from around...