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NCTCOG hosting in-person high-speed transportation Open Houses October 12-30

October 8th, 2021
October 9, 2021 - TRA Newswire - The North Central Texas Council of Governments will hold a series of in-person open houses throughout the region this month to highlight the Dallas-Fort Worth High-Speed Transportation Connections Study’s purpose as well as the...

Union Pacific: Current supply chain challenges require good communications at all levels

October 5th, 2021
October 5, 2021 - TRA Newswire - As Texas and the nations' consumers face empty store shelves, six-month delays for items that used to be in stock, and limited availability of their favorite items; they are asking a simple question: What...

Heartland Flyer expansion from Fort Worth-Okla City-north would mean more transportation options

October 5th, 2021
October 5, 2021 - Kateleigh Mills, KOSU.org - As a bipartisan bill that would dedicate $1.2 trillion dollars to improving the nation’s infrastructure waits for the congressional lawmakers to take action, Oklahoma public radio reporters have been asking people what they would improve...

Commentary: Amtrak numbers tell the story; long distance trains are the heroes

October 3rd, 2021
October 2, 2021 - corridorrail.com / Andrew Selden - It has been clear almost from the very beginning of the COVID epidemic that not all trains were being impacted equally. After the initial shock of March and April 2020, when all...

Peter Espy leaving as TxDOT Rail Division Director

October 3rd, 2021
October 3, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Peter Espy, who serves as the third-ever Rail Division Director at the Texas Department of Transportation, will be stepping down from his position on October 15th. Espy has reached retirement age and hopes to "travel,...

Amtrak's Texas Eagle still downgraded while other trains expand amenities

September 30th, 2021
September 30, 2021 - TRA Newswire - While Amtrak has been slowly restoring its Western national network trains by adding cars and bringing back full-service meals on long-haul runs, it appears that the daily Texas Eagle continues to be lumped with...

Galveston trolley cars return to service after 13 years

September 29th, 2021
September 29, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Galveston's popular electric trolleys will be back on track October 1st, 13 years after Hurricane Ike damaged all four of the vintage cars. Galveston Mayor Craig Brown said “we’ve been looking forward to the return...

KCS Holiday Express Train announces 5 Texas cities to benefit from the charity

September 29th, 2021
September 29, 2021 - TRA Newswire - The 21st annual Kansas City Southern (KCS) Holiday Express program will benefit five cities in Texas this year. In partnership with a fundraiser to benefit the Salvation Army the yearly holiday train has raised...

It's Rail Safety Week: Lets be careful out there

September 22nd, 2021
September 21, 21021 - TRA Newswire - It’s once again September, a good time to focus on public safety as kids head back to school and more drivers crowd the roads post summer-vacation. This week marks U.S. Rail Safety Week (Sept. 20-26), a...

Austin Project Connect light rail gets its first cash infusion: $312 million

September 22nd, 2021
September 16, 2021 - RTandS.com - Over $312 million has been approved for the Project Connect venture in Austin. The Austin Transit Partnership unanimously passed the amount on Sept. 15, and the money will be used to start the MetroRail Orange and...

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