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Opinion/Analysis: Amtrak, what are you doing to the Texas Eagle?

April 15th, 2022
April 15, 2022 - TRA Opinion -Amtrak's Texas Eagle, cut down to a four car train with limited amenities, continues to suffer additional woes. The daily service from San Antonio to Chicago that stops in a host of Texas cities...

Addison names developer for $472 million multi-use project next to DART Silver Line station

April 14th, 2022
April 14, 2022 - TRA Newswire -The city of Addison has been patiently waiting for trains to visit its rail station since Dallas Area Rapid Transit was created in 1983. With the DART Silver Line on the horizon to start...

Allred announces $172 million for N Texas public transportation

April 14th, 2022
April 14, 2022 - TRA Newswire -U.S. Congressman Colin Allred announced Wednesday that North Texas is in line to receive over $172 million this year to improve public transportation, reduce congestion and grow the region's economy."This is part of the...

Union Pacific working to reduce supply chain service challenges

April 14th, 2022
April 14, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Railroads, like airlines, truckers and maritime providers continue to feel the effects of supply chain hiccups. Union Pacific, not immune to service challenges, notified its customers this week that it will remove up to...

New Braunfels City Council approves purchase, relocation of downtown Union Pacific rail yard

April 13th, 2022
April 13, 2022 - CommunityImpact.com - New Braunfels City Council members have moved unanimously one step closer to relocating the Union Pacific rail yard downtown to elsewhere outside the city.The resolution approves an expenditure from the New Braunfels Economic Development Corp....

BNSF testing shuttle runs from Houston docks to Alliance Fort Worth

April 13th, 2022
April 13, 2022 - TRA Newswire -With truck capacity reaching critical levels in some parts of the country, BNSF Railway has been testing a "shuttle service" between its yard near the Port of Houston and it's Alliance intermodal facility north...

DART has a new D2 subway routing plan through downtown Dallas

April 13th, 2022
April 13, 2022 - TRA Newswire -With the Dallas City Council in agreement, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will advance the D2 downtown subway project to the Federal Transit Administration to review under the FTA Capital Investment Grant Program. There may...

Soon: Southwestern Rail Conference videos and on-screen presentations

April 6th, 2022
April 4, 2022 - TRA Newswire - FRA, TxDOT, Texas Railroad Association, Amtrak, Alstom, Texas House Transportation. A record number of attendees at the 18th Annual Southwestern Rail Conference heard from a wide range of presenters on freight and passenger rail...

New Poll: 78% of Americans want increased investments in passenger rail in the U.S.

March 30th, 2022
March 29, 2022 - TRA Newswire - The vast majority of Americans want the federal government to invest in strengthening the national passenger rail network, according to a new poll by the Rail Passengers Association (RPA), the nation's largest advocacy organization for rail...

Southwestern Rail Conference is sold out

March 30th, 2022
March 29, 2022 - TRA Newswire - 300 attendees will get a front-row seat to hear freight and passenger rail experts discuss important issues of the day Thursday and Friday at the 18th Annual Southwestern Rail Conference in Dallas. As of...

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