April 9, 2025 - Forrworthreport.org, Eric E. Garcia -

Over the course of April 7-8, rail advocates and industry leaders at the Southwestern Rail Conference in Hurst said they are monitoring state legislation that could affect high-speed rail.

“The appetite for high-speed rail is going to continue this session,” said Lorena Campos, a government affairs consultant for Texas Rail Advocates, a Dallas-based nonprofit that supports rail expansion. “So we are at least part of that conversation.”

Amtrak service — which includes the Heartland Flyer line between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City — is also threatened by the federal funding review and potential cuts, John Robert Smith, chairman of the nonprofit Transportation for America, told rail conference attendees.

Read more: https://fortworthreport.org/2025/04/09/fight-over-fort-worth-high-speed-route-continues-as-potential-funding-cuts-could-affect-projects/

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