August 10, 2025 - RailPassengers.org -Just a few days following Union Pacific’s announcement of its intent to merge with Norfolk Southern, Amtrak revealed it has settled with UP over its long-running late-trains proceeding and asked the Surface Transportation Board to dismiss the...

August 4, 2025 - T4america.org - $66 billion was dedicated to rail in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), but this historic amount was directed into a federal structure that has repeatedly failed to efficiently manage passenger rail projects, including...

August 1, 2025 - TRA Newswire - The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) invites the public to provide input on recently proposed initiatives, including funding to continue Amtrak service between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City and expansion plans for the...

July 19, 2025 - Tahlequah Oklahoma Daily Press - Reprinted with authorization -State-level politicians grow increasingly incompetent, stingy and cruel in many parts of the country, and the Texas Legislature – whose members meet only every other year and undoubtedly...

July 20, 2025 - thetravel.com - It’s a common saying that “everything is bigger in Texas.” The state is renowned for its expansive highways, vast ranches, generous food portions, and thriving cities. While big projects like a proposed Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail line—set...

July 10, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The North Central Texas Council of Government's Regional Transportation Council has done what the state of Texas shirked it's responsibilities in doing... fund the Heartland Flyer passenger rail service.In a vote today at their...

July 1, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Tickets are now available for new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service starting Aug. 18 between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The new state-sponsored Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will offer convenient morning...

June 19, 2025 - TRA Newswire - If you're one of 5,000 people in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, you are going to receive an e-mail action alert from DC-based Rail Passengers Association asking for your help to contact officials and save...

June 9, 2025 - FortWorthReport.org, Eric E. Garcia - The Heartland Flyer hasn’t rolled off the tracks just yet.Regional officials are working to maintain funding to keep the Amtrak passenger train’s daily trips from Fort Worth to Oklahoma City — at least temporarily. State...

April 28, 2025 - TexasHighways.com - When Houston Natives Kim and Sean Ballesteros purchased a second home 465 miles away in the West Texas community of Sanderson, they wanted their vacation to begin the moment they walked out the door. “We didn’t...