In a blog post on The Hill, which is normally a respected Washington insider website, an article appeared this week that the writer apparently did not bother to let facts get in the way of her Texas high speed rail...

May 12, 2016 – TRA Newswire In a filing with the Surface Transportation Board, North Texas Congressman Joe Barton (R) Arlington has come out against a high speed rail project between Dallas and Houston.   Barton, whose district encompasses parts of Tarrant County...

May 9, 2016 - TRA Newswire The Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has endorsed a high-speed rail project that it says will create jobs, generate development and help sustain Texas’ “quality of life and economic vitality.” The...

The group known as Texans Against High Speed Rail has initiated a campaign to flood the Surface Transportation Board in Washington with petitions that, even well couched in the guise of eminent domain, just want to flat out kill the Texas high...

May 5, 2016 - KXXV-TV The Waco City Council and Waco Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) have both, separately endorsed Texas’ privately developed high-speed rail project that would cut a Dallas-Houston commute down to 90 minutes. Both call the project an economic catalyst and efficient...

To clear the air of misinformation being circulated by rural Texans trying to kill a high speed rail project between Dallas and Houston we asked Texas Central to clarify why they need approval from the Surface Transportation Board  (STB) in...

May 5, 2016 - * Train developers petition for confirmation of Surface Transportation Board jurisdiction * Project meets standard as infrastructure project of national importance * Move will bring Texas passenger link in line with nation’s rail systems (Dallas) -  Developers of Texas’ high-speed...

May 2, 2016 - TRA Newswire Union Pacific plans to invest $513 million in 2016 to improve it's statewide transportation infrastructure. Union Pacific's planned investment covers a range of initiatives: $429 million to maintain railroad track and $79 million to maintain bridges...

May 2, 2016 - TRA Newswire With the departure of Rail Division Director Erik Steavens, the Texas Department of Transportation has named Dan Harmon as the Interim Director of the unit. Harmon serves as director of Maritime and now wears a second...

May 1, 2016 - TRA Newswire The Federal Railroad Administration issued it's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Scoping Report on the high speed passenger rail project between Dallas and Houston at this time last year.  You might want to brush up on...