May 5, 2022 - TRA Opinion -Late last week President Biden announced his nomination of five individuals for the board of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) all of whom will be subject to Senate approval. With the current administration...

April 29, 2022 - communityimpact.com -The April 29 episode of the Houston Breakdown podcast includes an update on Texas Central's plans for high-speed rail connecting Houston and Dallas.Texas Central Railway awaits verdict (communityimpact.com)Go to the podcast at 12 minutes 15...

April 29, 2022 - ttnews.com -Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border crackdown is generating fresh backlash, with Mexico’s economy minister announcing that a new rail line to the U.S. would now go via New Mexico instead of the Lone Star State.“We’re...

April 30, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Railroads are having a tough go with supply chain hiccups across the country and Texas is not immune to the consequences.In a letter to the Surface Transportation Board, Kansas City Southern (KCS) indicated that...

April 30, 2022 - TRA Newswire - Tarrant County's public transportation provider, Trinity Metro, announced that Richard W. Andreski, a public transportation veteran with 23 years of experience and more than 10 years of executive leadership, has been selected as the...

April 30, 2022 - TRA Newswire -The Northern Flyer Alliance, a grass-roots group working to extend the current Fort Worth to Oklahoma City rail service north to Kansas, has been busy garnering support from cities, towns and state legislatures.The alliance...

April 26, 2022 - TRA Austin -The Infrastructure bill that Congress passed last fall can make an impact on future freight and passenger rail projects in Texas, if the state will only find the means to fund a state match...

April 23, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Alstom has signed a 10 year contract with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to provide operations and maintenance services for the Skylink trains, am automated people mover (APM) system until January 2032. The...

April 22. 2022 - At their annual meeting in Dallas the Texas Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (TSLRRA) announced the lineup for their 2022 Executive Officers. The 2022 Executive Board is composed of Paul Treangen  of TNW Corporation – President Ailsa...

April 22, 2022 - TRA Newswire -The Rail Passengers Association’s Sean Jeans-Gail gave a briefing to the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Transportation Committee this week on the economic power of passenger trains. Drawing on the proprietary economic modeling work...