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Texas Central's new trains: no middle seats, ever

February 24th, 2020
February 18, 2020 - MassTransit.com - (Editor's note: Texas Central previewed their train layout to attendees at the Southwestern Rail Conference on January 24, before this press release was issued). Texas Central has unveiled the first look at the interior layout of...

Congressman Brady demands public hearing for high-speed rail

February 5th, 2020
January 29, 2020 -  Itemonline.com - A high-speed train between Dallas and Houston could be breaking ground this year. However, one local congressman is wanting to tap the breaks on the project, as Texas Central Railroad works to obtain eminent domain power...

How Japanese bullet trains changed the world of rail travel

November 30th, 2019
November 29, 2019 - dhakatribune.com - Not a single passenger has ever been killed or injured on the Shinkansen network over its 55-year history October of 1964 marked the age of Japan's bullet train era, as Tokyo saw a sleek blue trail...

Texas Central announces another key player in Dallas-Houston high speed line

November 22nd, 2019
November 22. 2019 - TRA Newswire - Texas Central Railway has announced another major achievement in their progress to bring high-speed trains to Texas with industry giant Kiewit's involvement. Kiewit’s subsidiary, Mass. Electric, has signed an early works agreement to prepare for...

Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail project may hold lessons for Austin-San Antonio

November 1st, 2019
November 1, 2019 - TheRivardReport.com - While a San Antonio-to-Austin rail line remains an unrealized dream, a high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas is much closer to connecting the state’s two largest cities. The 240-mile route would take riders from Houston...

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...

New 'pop-up' group formed trying to kill Dallas-Houston high speed rail project

September 24th, 2019
September 24, 2019 - TRA Newswire - A new opposition group has popped up in an attempt to kill the high-speed train line being developed between Dallas and Houston. Texas Rail Advocates has learned that 'Reroute The Route' is said to be...

Hey Governor Abbott: Did you enjoy your high-speed rail journey in Japan?

September 18th, 2019
Updated September 29, 2019 - TRA Opinion - Gov. Greg Abbott is back from a week long economic development trip to Japan and South Korea, and while he was there rode on the new N700S high-speed train. This is the type...

Texas Central signs Salini-Lane to build the Texas high-speed train

September 13th, 2019
September 13, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Texas Central signs design-build agreement with Salini Impregilo andLane Construction Company for Texas High-Speed Train The scope encompasses design, construction and installation of the civil infrastructure and track system, and related buildings and services along the...

Texas Central's Dallas-Houston line gets FRA nod on high-speed rail rules

September 5th, 2019
Updated September 5, 2019 - TRA Newswire  - Texas Central, the company that is developing high-speed rail between Houston and Dallas, announced that the Federal Railroad Administration approved a petition for rulemaking on how to operate trains up to 200 miles...

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