Rail and Subway

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (467+ words) Passengers board Amtrak’s Texas Eagle train in October 2024 in San Antonio. The problem with pursuing passenger rail between San Antonio and Austin is not the expense. It’s that we keep dragging our feet, a reader says. Gov. Greg Abbott waves…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (651+ words) SAN ANTONIO – With temperatures over 100 degrees for the past week and a half, most people spending time outside are trying to do it in the shade. But that’s not always possible when you’re waiting for the bus. VIA Metropolitan Transit…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (367+ words) A newly released engineering study says a passenger rail line connecting Austin and San Antonio is technically possible, but building it could cost as much as $13.5 billion. The study, commissioned by Travis County and conducted by engineering firm HNTB, examined…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (269+ words) DP World received four new passenger trains that arrived from China aboard the vessel Star Lima at the Port of San Antonio on August 21. The diesel railcars, manufactured by CSR Sifang in Qingdao, will be integrated into EFE Sur's operations…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (209+ words) The trains would run on a dedicated rail line and cost about $13.5 billion, according to a feasibility study commissioned by Travis County. The only daily passenger rail connection between Austin and San Antonio is an Amtrak train that operates along…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (52+ words) San Antonio news_ Bus crashes, Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard, San Antonio-to-Austin passenger rail Yahoo Two San Antonio school buses carrying students involved in crashes, Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard is officially renamed, and a new study looks at San Antonio-to-Austin passenger rail — in a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (384+ words) A Travis County-funded feasibility study has found no engineering dealbreakers for a 125 mph passenger rail line connecting Austin and San Antonio, Travis County Judge Andy Brown announced Aug. 20. The roughly $13.5 billion project would run largely on public right-of-way along SH…...