November 6, 2018 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - The Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority in Texas has finished construction on the El Paso Streetcar project, the agency announced last week. The announcement follows two years of work along the 4.8-mile system, which could open as soon as...

November 6, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Stakeholders comment on rail needs in Texas Public meeting will update state Rail Plan   The Texas Department of Transportation intends to host a public meeting on Tuesday, December 11 in Austin to present a broad outline...

November 1, 2018 - TRA Newswire - CG/LA report calls Texas train a ‘game changer’ that will create jobs and advance public and business interests Train among four other North Texas projects recognized for their “strategic value” and technological innovations The...

October 25, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today reported 2018 third quarter net income of $1.6 billion, or a third quarter record $2.15 per diluted share. This compares to $1.2 billion, or $1.50 per diluted share,...

October 23, 2018 - TRA Newswire - The Texas Department of Transportation held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for the rebuilding of a burned-out railroad bridge that spanned across the Rio Grande, linking Texas and Mexico.  Marc Williams,  Deputy Executive Director for the...

October 12, 2018 - Dallas Morning News  - The Trinity Railway Express will not make the Dec. 31 federal deadline for safety upgrades, but its recent progress is likely enough to merit an extension. Shannon Stevenson, program manager for the North Central Texas Council...

October 13, 2018 - Dallas Morning News - Robert  Wilonsky, Columnist - Thank God. We're finally going to talk about Union Station. I've already spent more than a year talking about it. Complaining, really. Because in 2017, I saw Denver's Union Station...

Ocotber 12, 2018 - ProgressiveRailroading.com   The U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $10 million in grants to Texas to improve critical port infrastructure to support business development and disaster resiliency following Hurricane Harvey. The projects are expected to create and retain...

October 10, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Spanish company brings more than 25 years of experience in operating high-speed trains in Europe and other countries Renfe-operated trains cover 7,500 miles of track, from local commuter routes to high-speed national and...

October 4, 2018 - RailPassengers.org / TRA Newswire  - Amtrak provided its clearest statement yet that train service will continue on Positive Train Control-exempt routes in 2019, contradicting earlier reports that the Amtrak Board was requiring PTC on lines that would...