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Partnerships are key in moving high-speed rail toward completion in Texas
August 17th, 2023
August 18, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Imagine boarding a train in Tarrant County and being transported to Houston in less than two hours, bypassing the traffic along the region’s major highways and the potential backups that may occur.This vision is closer...
Commentary: Passenger & freight rail is OK in Texas, as long as it's not in YOUR backyard
August 13th, 2023
August 14, 2023 - TRA Commentary -BNSF Railway recently pulled back from plans to develop a needed 950-acre logstics park in the small North Texas town of Gunter after outcries from some of the 2,250 locals that didn't want to...
Back on track? Amtrak and Texas Central look at partnership to advance high-speed rail Dallas to Houston
August 9th, 2023
August 9, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Texas Central Partners (“Texas Central”) and Amtrak announced today that they are seeking opportunities to advance planning and analysis work associated with the proposed Dallas-Houston 205-mph high-speed rail project to further determine its viability....
Dallas issues letter of support for I-20 passenger rail extension, intrastate corridors, Heartland Flyer
July 22nd, 2023
July 22, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The city of Dallas has issued a letter of support to Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose, favoring current plans to reintroduce intercity passenger rail service from Dallas to Atlanta.The letter also offers full support...
Dallas-Houston bullet train developer vows project is on track, but state officials lack confidence
October 28th, 2022
October 28, 2022 - TexasTribune.com - With lingering skepticism about Texas Central’s ability to build a high-speed rail line, landowners along the route want the company to be more forthcoming about the project’s status.A lawyer for nearly 100 property owners who...
Texas Central, while media silent, is quietly still around
October 22nd, 2022
October 22, 2022 - TRA Newswire - Hibernation mode. That's how one rail source describes current activity at Texas Central, the private company that is building the high-speed rail ine between Dallas and Houston. The railroad recently paid off back property taxes...
DART may give away $270 million to cities — and Dallas could get nearly half
July 27th, 2022
July 27, 2022 - Masstransitmag.com - Dallas Area Rapid Transit is considering a one-time payout of $270 million in excess revenue to Dallas and the 12 other North Texas cities it serves as long as they use the funds on transportation-related...
Texas Central says it is moving forward on Dallas-Houston high-speed rail
July 8th, 2022
July 8, 2022 - TRA Newswire -In a statement issued today, Texas Central Partners, fresh off a win at the Texas Supreme Court that allows them eminent domain rights as a railroad, said that "we look forward to being able...
Texas Central CEO Carlos Aguilar steps down after 6 years
June 13th, 2022
Updated June 14, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Carlos Aguilar, the CEO and President of Texas Central Partners, announced he is resigning after being at the helm of the massive infrastructure railroad project for six years. He made the announcement public...
Analysis/Opinion: Texas Central waits and waits on the state Supreme Court while political sharks are circling
April 20th, 2022
April 20, 2022 - TRA Newswire -While Texas Central idles its engine for the state Supreme Court to issue a ruling to determine if they are "really a railroad" and have eminent domain authority to build a bullet train line...