therailenthusiastWe shall see with this particular private entity, but I have nothing but contempt for the folks in Washington and nothing but pity for "Train Daddy" Byford that he's had the rug pulled from under him for the second time over the past five years #TexasCentral
Houston Public MediaThe illusive dream of high-speed rail in Texas has become foggier as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office and state GOP lawmakers intent on throwing up roadblocks to rail return to Austin next month.
#Infrastructure #News #Politics #Texas #Transportation #BulletTrain #HighSpeedRail #HoustonToDallas #TexasBulletTrain #TexasCentral #TexasRailAdvocates
This is getting serious
#Amtrak #TexasCentral
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-high-speed-rail-land-seizures-1953323
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦Would Amtrak's Dallas to Houston bullet train inspire a rail revolution? 🚆
To get between Dallas and Houston, drivers take Interstate 45, with a ton of traffic congestion at either end. The trip can take anywhere from three and a half to five hours.
Amtrak wants to build a bullet train that cuts that trip down to 90 minutes. Some landowners in Texas don't want it to happen.
https://www.marketplace.org/2024/05/10/amtrak-bullet-train-texas-dallas-houston/
#Amtrak #HighSpeedRail #BulletTrain #Texas #TexasCentral #Dallas #Houston
According to an opponent of the proposed high-speed railway between Houston and Dallas, Amtrak is "all in" even as it continues to explore the feasibility of the project. Amtrak promoted the long-planned initiative in a video it released this week.
#Houston #Infrastructure #Local #National #News #Texas #Transportation #Amtrak #HighSpeedRail #HoustonToDallas #TexasBulletTrain #TexasCentral
Amtrak ‘all in’ on Houston-to-Dallas bullet train as publicity efforts ramp up
The national passenger railroad company of the United States, which has taken the lead on a long-planned high-speed railway between Texas' two largest cities, continues to explore the initiative but also promoted the idea in a video released this week.
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺#Amtrak backs #TexasCentral bullet train
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/11/amtrak-backs-texas-central-bullet-train.html
"With a historic $66 billion commitment to passenger #rail, the U.S. government under #Biden appears to have its best bet in generations to build #HighSpeedRail systems."
I definitely did not have THIS on my bingo card, and it could revive the zombie project #Amtrak #TexasCentral
In the tale of two private HSR operators, I do agree with the author in the sense that #TexasCentral shot itself in the foot by not pursuing the I-45 option. It didn't have the political pressure of bypassing the interstate like CAHSR did in skipping I-5 because the Houston-Dallas route only serves ONE intermediate stop. Otherwise, be very wary of what else Joffe says due to his ties to the Cato Institute