High-Speed Rail refers to passenger rail service that travels significantly faster than 100 mph. Since the 1980s, various companies and organizations have proposed connecting major Texas cities with high-speed rail lines as a way to combat highway congestion. Some proponents have also argued that the widespread adoption of high-speed rail in Texas could significantly curb air pollution around the state ...
A private company's plan to spend billions of dollars to develop a bullet train connecting Dallas and Houston has drawn strong support from the two cities. But reaction from communities along the 240-mile route has been mixed.
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Attendees at the first public meeting on a proposed high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston told federal officials they're for the project — so long as the stations are conveniently located downtown.
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A proposed high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, already the subject of a federal environmental review, will soon be the focus of public meetings in Texas, according to the president of the firm looking to build the line.
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Gov. Rick Perry will meet with Central Japan Railway Company president Koei Tsugi on Monday while he is in Tokyo. The company is working with an American firm to develop a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston.
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As the debate over rail projects takes place on state and local levels, Austin voters will weigh in this year on a ballot measure that would allow the city to borrow money toward expanding its light-rail network. But nobody is touting the plan as a clear solution to the city's congestion. Read the full story at KUT News.
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In the U.S., there are three significant high-speed rail projects in advanced development — in Texas, Florida and California. The Texas project, by far the most ambitious, is hurtling forward. If successful, it could mark a turning point for the development of public transportation around the country.
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Mayors Annise Parker of Houston, Mike Rawlings of Dallas and Betsy Price of Fort Worth announced their support Thursday for a privately funded high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston.
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As Texas Central Railway works to develop a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, its leaders say they expect to avoid the pitfalls that killed a similar project more than 20 years ago.
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State transportation officials will start public hearings this week on a high-speed rail study that includes Oklahoma and Mexico. Officials are also expected to launch a commission to look at a rail proposal focused on Dallas-Fort Worth. They stress that funding will remain a challenge to any projects that might move forward.
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A coalition of public officials in the U.S. federal government, the Mexican federal government and Texas are discussing how to develop and finance a high-speed rail line connecting San Antonio to Monterrey, Mexico.
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The Federal Railroad Administration is moving forward with studies on the environmental impact of building a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston and a shorter line between Fort Worth and Dallas.
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A private firm's plan to develop a high-speed rail line between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston is being closely watched by officials in North Texas, where there are varying opinions as to where the first station should be built. Texas Central High-Speed Railway hopes to have its bullet trains up and running by 2020.
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By 2020, bullet trains might be transporting Texans between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston in less than 90 minutes, if a private firm's plans to build the system without public funding come to fruition. Some say Texas could be first out of the gate with a high-speed rail system, but is it possible without taxpayer dollars?
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