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Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail project awarded $500,000 federal grant

December 8th, 2023
December 8, 2023 - HoustonPublicMedia.org - The long-envisioned initiative was one of seven high-speed rail projects across the country selected to receive grant funding from the Federal Railroad Administration, which awarded a total of $8.2 billion to 79 rail projects that...

'More lanes or more trains?' Proposed rail projects in Texas get federal funding boost

December 8th, 2023
December 8, 2023 - KERAnews.org -More passenger rail projects are on the horizon in North Texas and across the state as federal officials announced new funding on Friday.The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is awarding a $500,000 grant for the proposed I-20...

Texas scores multiple federal passenger rail corridor grants; Heartland Flyer, Sunset Ltd to benefit: Full details

December 6th, 2023
pdated 8pm CST - December 8, 2023 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates learned that the Federal Railroad Administration has awarded planning grants to the Texas Department of Transportation, Amtrak, the North Central Texas Council of Governments and the Southern...

RailNation: Meridian / Dallas-Atlanta passenger rail link could happen within two years; FRA rail program grants are in progress

October 10th, 2023
October 10, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Passenger rail advocates, Amtrak and elected officials gathered in Mississippi over the past weekend to hear about new and expanded future train service at what was billed RailNation: Meridian. Meridian, known as Queen City in...

At it again: US Reps Ellzey and McCaul send letter to FRA opposing high-speed rail

September 30th, 2023
September 30, 2023 - TRA Newswire -(editor's note: Texas Rail Advocates addresses and debunks the letter. See below)Two U.S. Congressman from Texas don't want to see a penny of proposed passenger rail funding used for grants to build a high-speed...

3 Texas rail projects awarded in FRA nationwide $1.4 billion CRISI grants, state only gets 1% share of total

September 25th, 2023
September 25, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Rail improvement projects in Laredo, Brownsville and the Texas Panhandle will benefit from nearly $15 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program grants, the Federal Railroad Administration announced today.The U.S. Department of...

Fed grant paves the way for Gulf Coast passenger rail service east of Texas; Baton Rouge-NOL grant turned down

September 22nd, 2023
September 22, 2023 - TRA Newswire / Rail Passengers Association -Amtrak service along the Gulf Coast from New Orleans to Mobile is now assured to return following the announcement of a $178 million dollar grant announced by U.S. Senator Roger...

Union Pacific expects to respond quickly to safety concerns raised by FRA

September 11th, 2023
September 11, 2023 - freightwaves.com - FRA Administrator questions railroad if recent furloughs had role in defects found during focused inspections.Western U.S. Class 1 railroad Union Pacific expects to respond swiftly to recent remarks by the head of the Federal Railroad...

Texas gets $86 million in fed funds to fix at-grade rail crossings: Houston West Belt gets $36m of it

June 5th, 2023
Updated June 6, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The Federal Railroad Administration will be releasing funds totaling some $86 million for five major grade-crossing projects in Texas cities through the Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant Program. The funds come from the...

TxDOT submits 3 applications for Corridor Identification Program, the "Texas Triangle"

April 6th, 2023
April 6, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The Texas Department of Transportation submitted three applications for advancing passenger rail corridors in the state to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).The announcement was made at the 19th Annual Southwestern Rail Conference this week at...

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