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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...
Extraordinary STB decision: Texas Central Railway is part of the 'interstate rail network'
July 16th, 2020
July 16, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Updated 7/17/20 with TCR comment -
In a 15 page decision Thursday, the Surface Transportation Board affirmed that Texas Central Railway (TCR) is officially part of the interstate rail network. In its finding the...
Landowners and one Congressman still fighting the Texas bullet train
February 26th, 2020
February 26, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
As Texas Central Railway awaits the outcome of a federal review to start construction of the 240-mile long high speed rail line between Houston and Dallas, protests from landowners and one Houston area Congressman...
Texas Rail Advocates files STB letter supporting Texas Central
October 2nd, 2019
October 2, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Rail Advocates has filed a letter with the Surface Transportation Board supporting a request from Texas Central Railway to show that a national ticketing agreement with Amtrak should solidify their position as being...
SurfBoard allows Texas Central a second try at interstate commerce designation
June 24th, 2019
June 24, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
In what has been described as a positive step for Texas Central Railway, the Surface Transportation Board has granted the high-speed railroad company a chance to come back with additional documentation showing that they...
Federal support for Texas high-speed rail from 10 Congressional districts
April 26th, 2019
April 26, 2019 - RailPassengers.org -
On the heels of yet another dozen or so anti-high-speed-rail bills heard in the Texas state legislature comes a voice of support at the Federal level. Representative Johnson (D-TX) sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board this...
10 Texas lawmakers endorse high-speed rail project in STB letter
April 8th, 2019
April 8, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
Ten U.S. House members representing Texas districts have written to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) in support of Texas Central's Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail project.
U.S. Reps. Colin Allred (D-Texas) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) led the...
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,...
Amtrak's Texas On Time Performance decision by STB being challenged
August 20th, 2016
August 12, 2016 - NARP / TRA Newswire -
Following the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) final rule to define on-time performance for passenger rail using on-time arrival and departure at all stations along a passenger-train's route—a huge victory for passengers including...