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The Heartland Flyer, Oklahoma’s only Amtrak train route, is facing permanent suspension after Texas lawmakers declined to fund its share of the route’s budget.
The popular train, launched in 1996, had been threatened by state legislation that sought a 25% decrease in transit funding, ...
The Texas Department of Transportation requested $7.05 million to support the Heartland Flyer for two years but funding was ...
The Heartland Flyer is a state-supported train, meaning it connects multiple settlements along a route of less than 750 miles ...
A US rail workers union says allowing Mexican crews to bring trains miles into South Texas is a threat to border security and American jobs.
By 1971, private passenger rail ended in Texas, and remaining passenger ... ensure other transportation enhancements for McGregor if the Amtrak station were to close. “It would be replaced ...
But the thing I remember most was his description of riding the Louisville, St. Louis and Texas train to Frankfort. There was a stop in Irvington for lunch at a place that had the best boiled eggs ...
The California High-Speed Rail Authority plans to downsize its massive Central Valley stations, including the downtown Fresno station, in an attempt to narrow the project’s focus on only ...
Some Texas lawmakers want to see high-speed rail development in the Texas Triangle, promising that expanded transportation options between the state's largest cities will give commuters ...
“This project is a waste of taxpayer funds,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Monday, announcing the termination of support for the Amtrak Texas high-speed rail corridor. An analyst ...
The Department of Transportation rescinded $60 million in federal funding for the Texas high-speed rail project. The project, intended to connect Dallas and Houston, has faced setbacks including ...
Passenger train service running out of a new transit hub near Michigan Central Station in Detroit could begin by late 2028, Crain’s has learned. A new transit facility plus a 1,300-space ...