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CALLING ALL TEXAS PASSENGERS: ACTION NEEDED!
April 4th, 2021
April 4, 2021 - TRA CALL TO ACTION -
With thanks to our friends at DC-based Rail Passengers Association for alerting their members in Texas and all Texas Rail Advocates followers.
Two state representatives in Texas introduced a bill that seeks to...
Texas Central's Aguilar: We can put electricity BACK into the state grid
March 30th, 2021
March 30, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Central President and CEO Carlos Aguilar, appearing on an online high-speed rail presentation by Rail Passengers Association, indicated that when their trains run between Dallas and Houston they can actually add energy back into...
Presentations for 2021 Southwestern Rail Conference now posted
February 11th, 2021
February 11, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Presentations from this years Southwestern Rail Conference are now available to view through this link: texasrailadvocates.org/swrc21.
From the industry, advocacy and political spectrum the entire 8 hour day of informational presentations are now available to...
JR Tokai pins hope on Biden to push high-speed rail plan in Texas
December 6th, 2020
December 7, 2020 - asahi.com -
A long-delayed high-speed rail project using Japanese technology in Texas has finally cleared a major hurdle and could receive a further push by the upcoming change in the White House.
The U.S. federal government recently completed...
Texas Central CEO: Joe Biden supports Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project
November 12th, 2020
November 12, 2020 - Dallas Business Journal - Evan Hoopfer -
When developing a project as complex as a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, it's beneficial to have backers in high places.
Carlos Aguilar, CEO of Dallas-based Texas Central developing...
Texas high-speed rail rules posted to Federal Register
November 5th, 2020
November 5, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Documents that support safety standards and procedures for environmental impacts of the Texas bullet train project have now been published to the Federal Register and will come into effect on December 3.
The high-speed rail...
All aboard the high-speed express
October 28th, 2020
October 26, 2020 - BaylorLariat.com - Opinion from DJ Ramirez | Sports Editor -
Five hours. It can take up to five hours to get from Houston to Dallas on Interstate 45. Sometimes five and a half or six depending on...
Governor's confusion about Texas high-speed rail illustrates project's complexity
October 15th, 2020
October 15, 2020 - WFAA.com -
The planned bullet train that could connect Dallas and Houston via a 90-minute train ride has the "full support" of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, according to a letter the governor sent the Japanese prime minister...
High-speed Texas rail gets feds’ approval; San Antonio not included, but some see opportunity
October 4th, 2020
September 22, 2020 - San Antonio Express-News -
Federal officials have granted final approvals for a Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail line, clearing the way for construction in a move almost certain to spark political and legal challenges.
The train won’t stop in San...
Big news for Texas Central: "the moment we have been working toward"
September 21st, 2020
September 21, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Central Railroad Reaches Two Historic Milestones - Completion of key regulatory processes makes the Nation’s first high-speed train ready to go
FRA releases final high speed safety rules
FRA OK's rail alignment to...