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Amtrak restores staffing positions at Marshall, Texarkana stations +13 others
May 21st, 2020
May 21, 2020 - Marshall News Messenger -
Two years after the elimination of Marshall Amtrak’s customer service representative position, Marshall Depot board was thrilled to announce, on Wednesday, Amtrak’s decision to restore staffing.
“During the sadness and difficulty of the ongoing...
Third train line proposed in Project Connect mass transit plan for Austin
May 13th, 2020
May 13, 2020 - KXAN / Austin Business Journal -
Austin’s transit plan just put even more emphasis on trains to move people around an ever-growing city, with a potential rail line running through Dell Medical School.
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO...
Oklahoma House gives big boost to expanding Heartland Flyer service
May 13th, 2020
May 13, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
The Oklahoma House unanimously passed HR 1036 today, a big boost for expanding passenger rail service on the Heartland Flyer.
The House expressed support for the extension of Amtrak service between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and...
Big win for Texas Central Railway in Appeals Court decision
May 7th, 2020
May 7, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Texas’ Thirteenth Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Texas Central
May 7th decision reverses the ruling made by the 87th District Court of Leon County, Texas
Earlier today, the Thirteenth Court of Appeals of Texas...
FRA wants public comment on Texas Central's safety regs
May 5th, 2020
May 4, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Today through Wednesday, the Federal Railroad Administration is conducting public hearings by phone on the proposed safety and operating standards for Texas Central Railway.
You can have your say about the FRA's “Notice of Particular...
TX State Rep Toth tries to put brakes on high speed rail
May 3rd, 2020
May 2, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
A desperate Texas State Representative, Steve Toth (R-Conroe), doesn't want the Texas Department of Transportation to spend any time overseeing a high-speed rail project between Dallas and Houston. Toth sent a letter to Texas...
Gulf Coast gets $5.4 million for new Amtrak passenger trains from New Orleans to Mobile
May 3rd, 2020
May 2, 2020 - SunHerald.com -
More money has been awarded to restoring a passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile, Mississippi’s U.S. congressmen announced Friday.
A $5.45 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to the Southern Rail Commission will...
Riding trains in these day of COVID-19
May 2nd, 2020
May 1, 2020 -
I’m aboard Amtrak’s Texas Eagle, train #21, en-route to Fort Worth, Texas today and it’s eerily quiet onboard.
Life on Amtrak’s national rail system in these days of COVID-19 reminds me of a tune rolling around in my...
Waiting their turn for the scrapper
April 30th, 2020
April 30, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Looking for a locomotive? BNSF Railway has a railyard full of them lined up, stored row after row in Galveston.
However, TRA understands that the dozens and dozens of well-worn road engines north of Harborside...
Special Report: Is now the time for Texas to build expensive highways, toll roads and passenger rail?
April 21st, 2020
April 21, 2020 - Star-Telegram.com - Gordon Dickson -
Now may not seem the time to talk about spending big tax dollars on transportation projects, since the economy is in a funk and many Texans are stuck at home due to...