Texas Rail Advocates

08/26/2026

Texas Senate Transportation hearing reviews $775 million windfall federal rail crossing grant, asks what can we do to make at-grade crossings safer and keep traffic moving
https://texasrailadvocates.org/post/texas-senate-transportation-committee-hears-testimony-on-rail-crossing-funding-chairman-parker-asks-for-ideas

08/25/2026

Texas funding is secured, so go ride the Heartland Flyer. $17M federal grant for station upgrades preserved https://texasrailadvocates.org/post/senator-tan-parker-applauds-funding-agreement-for-the-heartland-flyer Amtrak Texas Department of Transportation Oklahoma Department of Transportation City of Fort Worth Ripples Gainesville Senator Tan Parker Senator Brent Hagenbuch NCTCOG Transportation Department Fort Worth Report Trinity Metro

08/23/2026

Tale of two routes: More revealed about passenger rail study connections between Austin and San Antonio https://texasrailadvocates.org/post/more-revealed-about-passenger-rail-connection-between-austin-and-san-antonio
Travis County Judge Andy Brown Texas Department of Transportation Amtrak

08/21/2026

08/14/2026

It's train time Saturday morning. Join TRA at the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco TX for a 9am tour. $18 per person, cheaper for the kiddos. Proceeds benefit the museum. Sign up through this link, pay at the museum. Museum of the American Railroad

You're invited to join Texas Rail Advocates as we explore the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas on Saturday August 15th at 9:00 am.

08/14/2026

Breaking: Texas sweeps a federal rail grant announcement today. $775,000,000 +

https://texasrailadvocates.org/post/texas-scores-big-775-million-to-txdot-in-federal-rail-grants-for-grade-separation-projects-locals-get-grants-as-well Texas Department of Transportation
Senator Tan Parker Dan Patrick

A federal grant from the Federal Railroad Administration will give the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) more than three-quarters of a billion dollars for rail grade separation projects across the state.

08/14/2026

Go ride the Heartland Flyer next year. Texas Department of Transportation funding for this popular to train carries it into 2027. https://texasrailadvocates.org/post/the-popular-heartland-flyer-has-new-funding-through-most-of-2027-additional-two-years-is-on-txdots-budget-request Passenger Rail Oklahoma Oklahoma Department of Transportation Rail Passengers Association Senator Tan Parker Senator Brent Hagenbuch Representative David Spiller Charlie Geren NCTCOG Transportation Department Fort Worth Report Amtrak

At today's Regional Transportation Council meeting at the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), Transportation Director Michael Morris assured its members that the Heartland Flyer now has another year of funding.

08/11/2026

Ooops. Our registration link was down. If you tried to sign up for our tour of the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco TX this Saturday, please try again! https://www.texasrailadvocates.org/events/55/special-event-join-texas-rail-advocates-at-the-museum-of-the-american-railroad-in-frisco

You're invited to join Texas Rail Advocates as we explore the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas on Saturday August 15th at 9:00 am.

08/08/2026

Join Texas Rail Advocates Saturday August 15th at the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco. Sign up for a special tour! Let's talk trains.
https://texasrailadvocates.org/post/tra-special-event-join-us-for-a-tour-of-the-museum-of-the-american-railroad-in-frisco Museum of the American Railroad

You're invited to join Texas Rail Advocates as we explore the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas on Saturday August 15th at 9:00 am.

08/07/2026

Have old rail cars to donate? An Abilene, Texas non-profit is looking
https://texasrailadvocates.org/post/have-rail-cars-to-donate-abilene-area-non-profit-is-looking
CPKC Union Pacific Railroad BNSF Historical Society Texas State Railroad

An Abilene area non-profit, Mentoring Alliance, is looking to turn old steel rolling stock into a community experience.