April 6, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Attendees at the 22nd Annual Southwestern Rail Conference will get to hear first-hand what a proposed $85 billion merger between two of the largest railroads in the U.S. will mean from an executive at Union...

March 30, 2026 - TRA Newswire -New Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) safety data shows that 2025 was the safest year on record for the rail industry, with improvements across almost every safety metric.Highlighted by the Association of American Railroads (AAR),...

March 7, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Serviacero USA has purchased a rail-served site at Gulf Inland Logistics Park in Dayton Texas, where it will establish its first U.S. steel products manufacturing operation."We’re pleased to welcome Serviacero USA to our growing community...

March 6, 2026 - TRA Newswire -At a meeting of the Southern Rail Commission (SRC) it was announced that progress is being made on future plans to start passenger rail service between Dallas-Fort Worth, East Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama...

March 2, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Customers at hotels in downtown Waco will be able to get rid of their earplugs in the future when a series of 10 grade crossings will be turned into Quiet Zones. Train horns in...

February 26, 2026 - TRA Newswire, Austin - (updated March 1, 2026)The Texas Transportation Commission today awarded the first five state grants for rail crossing separation projects from a new state rail fund, totaling $ 160.4 million. Texas Department of Transportation...

February 4, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Union Pacific has signed what they describe as a "landmark agreement" with locomotive manufacturer Wabtec Corporation totaling $1.2 billion.Wabtec will modernize Union Pacific’s fleet of AC4400 locomotives. This agreement represents the largest locomotive modernization investment...

January 27, 2026-TRA Newswire -Union Pacific: Good 4th Quarter / Good Overall 2025Union Pacific Railroad announced that net income was up 5% in the 4th quarter of 2025 as CEO Jim Vena announced  "We had a record-breaking year and delivered best-ever...

January 18, 2026 - TRA Newswire -The Surface Transportation Board turned back Union Pacific’s application to acquire Norfolk Southern this past Friday. The Board didn’t say the transaction is good or bad, pro-competitive or anti-competitive. What it did say, very clearly, is...

December 18, 2025 - TexasTribune.org - As oil and gas industry traffic continues to speed through Pecos, TxDOT said it is working to find $194 million to build an alternative route away from the heart of the city.PECOS — For Joe...