June 16, 2024 - Donnie Tuggle, KBTX.com - Rail advocates in Texas are ramping up efforts to secure funding for both high-speed and conventional rail projects as the next legislative session approaches in January. This week, the Rail Passenger Association and...
December 12, 2023 - TRA Newswire Austin -Speaking before the monthly Texas Transportation Commission meeting in Austin, Texas Rail Advocates President Peter LeCody congratulated the Transportation Commissioners and Executive Director Marc Williams for being the recipient of two TxDOT Corridor Identification...
July 11, 2022 - TRA Newswire -The Texas Department of Transportation Rail Division Director Jeff Davis had some good news for the 40-plus statewide short line railroads at the Southwestern Rail Conference in Dallas in April. "We recognize the important...
May 16, 2022 - FreightWaves.com -"We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to seize the day"Texas short-line operators are urging the state to pursue federal funds that would help finance rail projects in the state.They're highlighting federal grants available from the Federal...
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...
