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Texas/Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study: energize it or put it on a dusty shelf

July 27th, 2016
If the future of high speed passenger rail in the I-35 corridor means anything to you then here is your ONE chance to see, speak out and comment on it. The recently released Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study from the Texas Department of...

Some Texans fighting against multi-billion dollar bullet train

July 7th, 2016
July 2, 2016 - Cypress Creek Mirror Texas is looking like it will become the first state in the nation to get a bullet train. Texas Central Partners, LLC (Texas Central), a private company that is leading the bullet train project...

1st in a series: Why high speed rail will work between Dallas and Houston: Time

June 28th, 2016
June 28, 2016 The Texas Department of Transportation in their March 21, 2013 Statewide Ridership Analysis for passenger rail brought out some interesting facts and figures. Many of which you may not have heard before. The analysis identified numerous passenger rail corridors and...

Texas Central gets STB Protective Order / Amtrak explores mutual interests

June 22nd, 2016
June 22, 2016 - TRA Newswire Texas Central, the private concern building a high speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, received an Order of Protection from the Surface Transportation Board to shield proprietary documents from rural lawmakers and landowners that want to...

Congressman Joe Barton against Texas High Speed Rail

May 12th, 2016
May 12, 2016 – TRA Newswire In a filing with the Surface Transportation Board, North Texas Congressman Joe Barton (R) Arlington has come out against a high speed rail project between Dallas and Houston.   Barton, whose district encompasses parts of Tarrant County...

TCR officials considering railway stop in northwest Houston area

April 20th, 2016
Texas Central says NW Houston station would serve more passengers April 20, 2016 - communityimpact.com As officials with Texas Central Railway work to determine train station locations for the proposed high speed rail project connecting Houston and Dallas, the northwest Houston area...

CEO: High-speed rail, moving Texas forward without taxpayer grants or bailouts

April 9th, 2016
In an Op-Ed article Texas Central CEO Tim Keith reiterates that the company is not looking for state or federal help in building their 240 mile high speed rail line between Dallas and Houston. In the March 24, 2016 release Keith...

Do it: One click shows you support high speed rail in Texas

March 31st, 2016
Editorial - Surveys show that a majority of Texans want high speed rail service between our cities. However, there are some vocal rural elected leaders who would dash all hopes of creating a high speed line between Dallas and Houston that would...

Texas Central High Speed Rail Wins "Next Big Idea" Award

March 31st, 2016
March 31, 2016 - TRA Newswire Texas’ soon to be built high-speed railway between Dallas and Houston was honored Tuesday night for its big idea to transform travel in America, giving Texans a new safe, affordable and reliable transportation choice. The Urban Land Institute’s...

The Aggie Student Senate and politicians don't outweigh public opinion on high speed rail

March 3rd, 2016
We purposely waited a few weeks to see if the outcome of a public poll that was conducted by The Eagle, a newspaper in Bryan/College Station, would significantly change. The answer is no. By an almost 3-1 majority the readers of the Brazos Valley newspaper still want...

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