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Regional Transportation Council says yes to $500,000 for DFW & I-35 passenger rail study
April 12th, 2018
April 12, 2018 - Fort Worth Star Telegram -
BY GORDON DICKSON -
The effort to build high-speed trains connecting Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth — and eventually Waco, Austin, Laredo and possibly Monterrey, Mexico — took a step forward Thursday.
The Regional...
Congressman Poe: Bullet Train builds a better future for Texas
March 17th, 2018
March 16, 2018 - Houston Chronicle -
U.S. Congressman Ted Poe -
"There is simply not enough concrete to build enough highway lanes to keep up with all of this growth"
As technology evolves, so does transportation. From the days of the horse...
Do you want to see the Texas Bullet Train be successful?
January 25th, 2018
January 25, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
A Special Request for Texas Rail Advocates followers:
The private company that is building the high speed railroad between Dallas and Houston must get final approval from the Federal Railroad Administration before the first shovel...
60-day public comment period opens for Texas Bullet Train project
December 29th, 2017
December 29, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
The clock is ticking on the Federal Railroad Administration’s 60-day public comment period on the Dallas-Houston bullet train project. Texas Central Railway's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was released last week and posted in the...
Wear: Why plans for Texas bullet trains are still mostly a dream
November 25th, 2017
November 17, 2017 - Austin American-Statesman - Ben Wear -
Highlights
TxDOT this month approved a first-level environmental study on an Oklahoma-to-Mexico train plan.
But only the center section would be “high speed,” and TxDOT has no money to continue planning...
Dallas & Fort Worth move toward high speed rail connection
November 25th, 2017
November 13, 2017 - Dallas Morning News -
Dallas and Fort Worth officials are moving forward on plans to create a separate entity to manage a potential high-speed connection between the two cities.
The Dallas City Council's Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure & Sustainability Committee gave...
Another key player, WSP USA, joins the Texas bullet train consortium
October 5th, 2017
October 5, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Another key player, WSP USA, joins Texas Central railroad as the company moves ahead on its pre-construction phase of the bullet train project to connect Houston to North Texas.
WSP will provide engineering support as...
Some Tulsa-to-OKC Rail Supporters Already Thinking of High-Speed Trains
October 5th, 2017
October 3, 2017 - PublicRadioTulsa.org -
How would you like to get to Oklahoma City in 25 minutes?
Some passenger rail supporters think it’s possible with high-speed rail.
At state Sen. Kevin Matthews' interim study on passenger rail Tuesday, McGrath Construction President Jon...
George H.W. Bush says he's ready to ride Texas' proposed high-speed rail
July 21st, 2017
July 19, 2017 - TheEagle.com -
Even if it isn't finished until he's 99, former president George H.W. Bush says he wants to ride the proposed high-speed rail train from Houston to Dallas.
According to a report in the Altoona Mirror, Bush's bucket...
Two Texas high speed rail bills: solutions for problems that do not exist
May 26th, 2017
May 25, 2017 - (Updated June 4, 2017) - TRA Newswire -
Two bills which Texas Rail Advocates describes as being discriminatory toward high speed rail versus other modes of transportation have passed through the Texas House and Senate and were...