April 16, 2021 - TRA Newswire - The Union Pacific Palestine Main Car Facility in East Texas will close down June 14, according to the railroad, resulting in a loss of up to 57 jobs. Limited car repair activities will continue...

April 16, 2021 - TRA Newswire - This week the Board of Directors at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and Trinity Metro approved agreements for the shared use of the Terminal B rail station at DFW International Airport. This cooperative agreement...

April 14, 2021 - TRA Newswire - In what seems like a never ending chain of lawsuits against a high-speed rail line,  rural counties and landowners between Dallas and Houston are at it again. Texas Central Railroad, the private company in...

April 11, 2021 - TRA Austin - House Bill 3633 appears to be a Trojan Horse vehicle whose only true purpose is kill high-speed rail in Texas under the guise of creating oversite committee. Those words come from a rail union...

Updated April 5, 2021 - TRA Newswire - President Biden and SecTrans Buttigieg unveil a once in a generation plan to boost passenger rail service in the country, touts high speed rail in Texas Amtrak unveils ConnectsUS that calls for...

April 4, 2021 - TRA CALL TO ACTION - With thanks to our friends at DC-based Rail Passengers Association for alerting their members in Texas and all Texas Rail Advocates followers. Two state representatives in Texas introduced a bill that seeks to...

March 30, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Texas Central President and CEO Carlos Aguilar, appearing on an online high-speed rail presentation by Rail Passengers Association, indicated that when their trains run between Dallas and Houston they can actually add energy back into...

March 26, 2021 - TRA Newswire/Progressive Railroading - The Dallas City Council gave unanimous approval Wednesday to a proposal to continue with the building of a second light-rail alignment going through downtown Dallas, also known as D2. The council also said it...

March 26, 2021 - TRA Austin - Things are on the move at the State Capitol. This week Texas Rail Advocates supported four bills that were introduced in the Texas House. These bills were heard in House Committees this week and we...

March 21, 2021 - TheEagle.com - Union Pacific No. 4141 Engine’s long journey to its final home at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is scheduled to wrap up today. The locomotive, which is painted to match Air Force One,...