March 24, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The University of Texas at Austin is about halfway through a federally funded project to re-examine the economics of converting mainline railways from diesel-powered trains to electrified operations.The project at UT-Austin is to be...

March 23, 2024 - TRA Newswire -For several years, Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) and BNSF have worked closely on improving successful service and sustainability practices. That's how CPChem became one of the BNSF customers honored during their inaugural BNSF Sustainability Awards for making...

March 23, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Early registration saves attendees $100 for the Southwestern Rail Conference, but time is limited to sign up for the Premier Rail Conference in Texas that covers passenger and freight rail issues. The Early Bird registration...

March 15, 2024 - TRA Newswire -A recent shipment of wind turbine blades from a Colorado manufacturer to delivery at the Port of Brownsville, Texas broke an all-time record for a shipment by rail as it traveled through the state.From...

March 14, 2024 - Longview News Journal -Fanfare greeted the return of passenger rail service at every stop in made in East Texas early on March 14, 1974 - 50 years ago Thursday.Crossing over from Arkansas, the train stopped in...

March 14, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it has awarded up to $400,000 to the Southern Rail Commission (Louisiana) through the Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Grant Program. The program...

March 13, 2024 - TRA Newswire -A transformative bill filed in Congress this week could help propel Texas into the high-speed rail arena, if it can gain a bi-partisan nod at the federal level and filter down to positive response...

March 11, 2024 - CNBC.com -A video documentary on high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston.After decades of research, the U.S. remains without authentic high-speed rail options. Federal planners believe that a route connecting major cities in Texas may be an...

March 9, 2024 - PalestineHerald.com - After a win in 2023, Anderson County suffered a loss in 12th Court of Appeals in February.Thursday, Feb. 22 the 12th Court of Appeals issued an opinion declaring the 1954 agreement between Palestine and Union...

March 10, 2024 - TRA Newswire -What is the impact of the far-reaching Infrastructure Law that Congress passed in 2021 and how does Texas figure into the billions of dollars that are in play for passenger and freight rail projects.Those...