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Do state talks signal new hope for S.A. to Austin commuter rail?

August 20th, 2025
August 19, 2025 - San Antonio Express-News, Richard Webner - Passenger rail has long been a subject of indifference, if not scorn, amidst the Republican political leadership of Texas, a state that has come to identify itself with super-tall highways and...

First-person report: Riding the "Mardi Gras" train, New Amtrak service along the Gulf Coast

August 20th, 2025
August 20, 2025 - TRA Newswire -A 'first-person' report on new service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama that started Monday, re-establishing train travel along the Gulf Coast that had been missing for 20 years. Texas Rail Advocates Advisor Chris...

Amtrak begins new service between New Orleans, Mobile

August 18th, 2025
August 17, 2025 - Axios.com - For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, an Amtrak conductor in New Orleans shouted "all aboard!" as passengers loaded up a Mobile-bound train on Saturday.Why it matters: The Mardi Gras line links New Orleans with four other Gulf Coast towns...

Tesla is into railroading in a big way in the Central Texas city of Taylor

August 16th, 2025
August 16, 2025 - TRA Newswire - Tesla has a big railroad shipping footprint in Central Texas, thanks to a newly constructed 183,340 square-foot Class A rail-served industrial facility in Taylor, just to the northeast of Austin. JLL Capital Markets announced it...

TxDOT is looking for its next Rail Division Director following promotion of Jeff Davis

August 15th, 2025
August 15, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Following the promotion of Jeff Davis to an executive level position, the Texas Department of Transportation announced that it is accepting applications for the position of Rail Division Director.The details of the position can...

‘We’re not going away’: Texas high-speed rail investor says project is shovel-ready

August 12th, 2025
August 10, 2025 - KBTX.com, Donnie Tuggle - DALLAS, Texas (KBTX) - The lead investor behind the proposed Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail project says the plan is “shovel-ready” and could become the fastest train in the world if built, while a state lawmaker...

Trinity Rail to close one Longview, Texas facility, 170 jobs to be cut

August 10th, 2025
August 10, 2025- TRA Newswire -Dallas-based Trinity Industries, one of the largest freight car builders in the U.S., will close one of two facilities in the East Texas city of Longview as part of a restructuring program. 170 employees are...

Amtrak settles Sunset Limited freight interference case against Union Pacific

August 10th, 2025
August 10, 2025 - RailPassengers.org -Just a few days following Union Pacific’s announcement of its intent to merge with Norfolk Southern, Amtrak revealed it has settled with UP over its long-running late-trains proceeding and asked the Surface Transportation Board to dismiss the...

Ellzey's at it again: Regional Transportation Council has to issue letter to feds backing DFW-Houston high-speed rail

August 7th, 2025
August 7, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) voted to send a letter to DC-legislators supporting high-speed rail that would connect the DFW region with greater Houston.The support letter...

STB office releases final environmental report for rail border crossing in South Texas

August 7th, 2025
August 6, 2025 - Trains.com -The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis has issued its final Environmental Impact Statement for the Green Eagle Railroad, a 1.3-mile line that would be part of a new 19-mile rail route and bridge...

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