November 18, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Amy Anderson made it her goal as a conductor on Trinity Metro's TEXRail regional service to be the first female railroad engineer. This November, after 40 hours of classroom training and 180 hours in...
November 15, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
A new poll released by DC-based OneRail Coalition shows continued strong support for both freight and passenger rail in the U.S., outdistancing other modes of transportation.
“These survey results affirm that Americans continue to strongly...
November 12, 2021 - DallasNews.com -
Trinity Mills Station will bring offices, apartments and more at Bush Turnpike and I-35E.
Carrollton officials are hoping a new mixed-use project will transform an old commercial area on the city’s north side.
Called Trinity Mills Station,...
November 10, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Jeffrey “Jeff” Davis has been named the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) new Rail Division (RRD) Director, effective November 15, 2021.
In his role, Davis will oversee and coordinate the rail activities for the department....
November 9, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
The infrastructure bill waiting for President Biden's signature contains a number of critical policy reforms and new programs that could be beneficial for Texas and for the national passenger rail carrier, Amtrak.
The funding ushers...
November 8, 2021 - BondBuyer.com -
Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority will supply a hungry muni market with $1 billion of highly-rated revenue refunding bonds, taking advantage of continuing low interest rates.
Coming in two tranches — $572.7 million of taxable senior...
November 8, 2021 - HoustonPress.com -
Way back when Texas Central was first formulating its plans to construct a highspeed rail line that would tote passengers between Houston and Dallas in just 90 minutes, company officials made vague, broad promises that...
Updated November 8, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Now that the House and Senate have passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure and jobs bill that will be spread out over eight years. The paperwork now goes to President Joe Biden for his...
November 4, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Lets get the alphabet soup sorted out first.
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has received an application jointly filed by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) that would create a single-line...
Nov. 4, 2021 - CommunityImpact.com -
The Kyle City Council and Hays County Commissioners Court signed onto an interlocal agreement to relocate the Center Street Union Pacific rail siding from its location near Center Street on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2,...