Transit

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (370+ words) State Sen. Tan Parker listens in the audience during a ribbon-cutting event in Justin on July 29. Amtrak's Heartland Flyer, the line that runs between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, is here to stay. Texas has provided its portion of the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (563+ words) Amtrak has confirmed that the daily Heartland Flyer services between Fort Worth, Texas, and Oklahoma City will continue after Texas approved funding for its share of an agreement with Oklahoma. A 4.2 million USD transfer within the Texas Department of Transportation…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (407+ words) FTA is committing $1.28 billion to the FrontRunner 2X project. Once complete, this multi-billion-dollar project will increase the availability, frequency, and capacity of commuter trains by at least 60 percent along the 82-mile FrontRunner rail that services 16 stations from Ogden to Provo, Utah....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (285+ words) Passenger rail returned to the Gulf Coast a year ago, and what a success it has been. Demand has shattered expectations. Officials hoped to sell 71,000 tickets in the line’s first 12 months. Within 90 days, they had already sold half that....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (209+ words) Palmetto Railways announced the appointment of Tarek Ravenel as president and chief executive officer. The move by the state-owned transportation company is effective Sept. 8, 2026. Ravenel, who earlier spent a decade at the railway, brings a “proven track record in transportation…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (617+ words) AUSTIN, Texas — Austin and San Antonio could one day be connected by passenger rail capable of speeds up to 125 mph, and two separate feasibility studies are laying out very different ways to make it happen — with very different costs. Travis…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (31+ words) FOX 7 Austin A new high-speed rail line could soon cut travel time between Austin and San Antonio to just one hour....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (485+ words) Georgetown leaders are considering changes to the city's rideGTX program that could make trips more expensive, reduce late-night availability, and end service outside city limits. A review at the Aug. 11 City Council workshop centered on the program's growing price tag,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1187+ words) Amtrak employees wait outside to greet passengers for the Texas Eagle train linking San Antonio and Austin. A newly-released study commissioned by Travis County considers the possibility of building a new passenger rail line between the two cities along Texas…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago   (626+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's largest transit agency is expanding its microtransit service to more parts of Utah County, while also extending its fare-less option for another service in Weber County. Utah Transit Authority's UTA on Demand will extend out to…...