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Lone Star Rail District rising? Supports TxDOT's application for FRA Corridor Development program
March 4th, 2023
March 4, 2023 - TRA Newswire -In a recent letter to Texas Transportation Commission Chairman Bruce Bugg, Lone Star Rail District Interim Executive Director Ross Milloy said the rail organization is pleased to hear that TxDOT intends to file an...
Austin Project Connect update: Partnership formed to develop local transportation & infrastructure workforce
March 4th, 2023
March 4, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Austin Transit Partnership and Workforce Solutions Capital Area have announced a partnership that will aim to develop Austin’s workforce to accommodate the expanding infrastructure projects in Central Texas. The two organizations will create the...
DART & Dallas council spar over Silver Line project delays: May cost $150,000 a day in delay
March 2nd, 2023
March 2, 2023 - TRA Newswire - Delays to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Silver Line project, pushing back completion to late 2025 - early 2026, could cost taxpayers $150,000 a day. That estimate came from DART President and CEO...
Blocked crossings in Houston: Bill filed in Texas House to limit train length
February 27th, 2023
February 27, 2023 - TRA Austin -Texas Representative Ana Hernandez (District-143) has filed a bill in the House to limit the length of trains that run through her district, citing that long trains block railroad crossings for extended periods of...
Amtrak’s Texas Eagle sees ridership increase after pandemic decrease
February 27th, 2023
February 27, 2023 - KLTV.com (video) - Coming through Longview twice a day, Amtrak’s ‘Texas Eagle’ continues to be a reliable alternative of travel for many.With connecting rails all over the country, train travel is often cheaper than flying, in part...
Agenda posted for Southwestern Rail Conference April 3-4
February 21st, 2023
February 21, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Rail funding, infrastructure, railroad regulation, long trains and new technology are some of the topics that attendees will hear at the 19th Annual Southwestern Rail Conference. The premier all-rail conference held yearly in Texas...
Governor Abbott signals the legislature: Look at worthwhile IIJA infrastructure programs
February 17th, 2023
February 17, 2022 - TRA Austin - Texas Governor Greg Abbott, in his proposed state budget to the 88th session of the state legislature, recommended that lawmakers look at the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and determine if there are...
Texas House Appropriations Committee talks transportation - guess how much rail got?
February 15th, 2023
February 15, 2022 - TRA Austin -Executives of the Texas Department of Transportation appeared before the House Appropriations Committee today at the Capitol and laid out plans for billions in highway funding, as it is required to do. About 6%...
G&W Texas short line enters into Justice/EPA consent decree on old locomotives
February 2nd, 2023
February 2, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Short line railroad holding company Genesee and Wyoming (G&W) will be pulling some old workhorse locomotives out of service in Texas and elsewhere following a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice and...
New CEO at Austin CapMetro; New Exec. Director at Austin Transit Partnership soon
February 2nd, 2023
February 25, 2023 updated and corrected - TRA Newswire - Dottie Watkins, the interim head of Austin Capital Metro, can now drop the 'interim' tag on her title. The CapMetro Board voted this week to make Watkins President and CEO of...