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Texas high-speed rail rules posted to Federal Register
November 5th, 2020
November 5, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Documents that support safety standards and procedures for environmental impacts of the Texas bullet train project have now been published to the Federal Register and will come into effect on December 3.
The high-speed rail...
All aboard the high-speed express
October 28th, 2020
October 26, 2020 - BaylorLariat.com - Opinion from DJ Ramirez | Sports Editor -
Five hours. It can take up to five hours to get from Houston to Dallas on Interstate 45. Sometimes five and a half or six depending on...
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...
High-speed Texas rail gets feds’ approval; San Antonio not included, but some see opportunity
October 4th, 2020
September 22, 2020 - San Antonio Express-News -
Federal officials have granted final approvals for a Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail line, clearing the way for construction in a move almost certain to spark political and legal challenges.
The train won’t stop in San...
Big news for Texas Central: "the moment we have been working toward"
September 21st, 2020
September 21, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Central Railroad Reaches Two Historic Milestones - Completion of key regulatory processes makes the Nation’s first high-speed train ready to go
FRA releases final high speed safety rules
FRA OK's rail alignment to...
DFW high-speed transportation connections study announces virtual meetings
September 14th, 2020
September 14, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is seeking public opinion on high-speed transportation connections and where they should operate in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
High-speed service between Dallas and Fort Worth would potentially...
Trains are the New Age planes
August 22nd, 2020
August 18, 2020 - SeekingAlpha.com - Commentary by James Hanshaw -
I headed my article that way because it is not commonly known that true high-speed rail can do journeys city centre to city centre of up to 500 miles faster...
Big win for Texas Central Railway in Appeals Court decision
May 7th, 2020
May 7, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Texas’ Thirteenth Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Texas Central
May 7th decision reverses the ruling made by the 87th District Court of Leon County, Texas
Earlier today, the Thirteenth Court of Appeals of Texas...
Desperate Texas lawmakers try to shut down Dallas-Houston high speed rail project, again
April 8th, 2020
Updated April 11, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
A group of rural Texas state lawmakers are desperate to shut down construction of the state's first privately-financed high speed rail project as the days roll toward approval of the line between Dallas...
Show your support: FRA comment period still open for Texas Central high-speed rule making
April 2nd, 2020
April 2, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
You still have time to send the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) a comment that favors the safety standards the agency is proposing for Texas Central's high speed rail line between Dallas and Houston.
On March...