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So no one can build private passenger rail services? Think again

September 19th, 2018
September 19, 2018 - TRA Comment - Here's the story from the Dallas Morning News this week: A competitor of the company trying to build a Dallas-to-Houston bullet-train connection has blasted the notion that a high-speed rail line can be built without public money. "The whole...

Texas Central lands $300 million loan for Dallas-to-Houston bullet train project

September 14th, 2018
September 13, 2018 - Dallas Morning News - Texas Central Partners has secured a $300 million loan to continue its pursuit of a new 240-mile high-speed rail route from downtown Dallas to Houston. The company said it will use the financing to move...

As land acquisitions roll in, construction likely near for high-speed rail in Texas

June 21st, 2018
June 20, 2018 - communityimpact.com - Despite some public criticism—and even doubt if the project will come to pass—the proposed high-speed rail project between Houston and Dallas is on the fast track to becoming a reality, according to an official with...

Will Texas Central get the ultra-modern Alfa-X bullet train being developed?

June 9th, 2018
June 8, 2018 - asahi.com - Next Shinkansen will not only be faster, safer, but save on power Japan’s rail operators are on track to developing the next-generation Shinkansen that aim to break speed records, improve safety and are more energy efficient. East...

TRA and many others file letter of support for Texas Central with Surf Board

May 31st, 2018
Updated June 1, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates and Rail Passengers Association yesterday filed letters with the Surface Transportation Board supporting a Texas Central Railroad petition that would clear the way for STB to assume jurisdiction over the Texas high-speed rail...

Texas Central petitions STB to reopen case to grant interstate authority

May 7th, 2018
May 7, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Texas Central has petitioned the Surface Transportation Board to reopen STB Docket 36025, which if approved, would give the builders of the bullet train project the authority to operate under broader federal law. Texas Central,...

Texas Central, Amtrak reach agreement to link Bullet Train and Amtrak’s interstate passenger network

May 4th, 2018
May 4, 2018 - TRA Newswire -   DALLAS  – Developers of Texas’ high-speed train have forged an agreement with Amtrak, allowing passengers to use Amtrak’s reservation system to buy tickets for through travel on both the Texas Bullet Train and Amtrak’s...

Texas Central names Bechtel project manager for bullet train

May 2nd, 2018
May 2, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Bechtel, with deep Texas roots, will support high-speed train project’s delivery to implementation phase Selection of global engineering giant marks latest addition of industry expertise on Houston-to-North Texas line Texas Central, developers of the...

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...

Texas Central blasts SNCF's comments about Dallas-Houston bullet train

March 15th, 2018
March 13, 2018 - ProgressiveRailroading.com / TRA Newswire - Texas Central Partners officials are striking back at comments made last week by SNCF America Inc. about the private Texas-based company's plans to build a Dallas-to-Houston bullet train service. In a statement issued in response to the Federal Railroad...

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