Houston Public MediaApr 17, 2024

The idea to construct a high-speed railway between Houston and Dallas, which in recent years appeared to have stalled out, seems to be gaining momentum.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/04/17/483907/houston-to-dallas-high-speed-rail-project-seems-to-be-gaining-momentum/

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Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail project seems to be gaining momentum

The longstanding plan to connect Texas' two largest cities with a bullet train has support from political leaders in the U.S. and Japan, where the high-speed technology was developed. Amtrak continues to explore the idea.

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaDec 8, 2023

Amtrak has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant to further study and develop a proposed high-speed railway between Houston and Dallas, a long-envisioned plan that until earlier this year had appeared to have fizzled out.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2023/12/08/471953/houston-to-dallas-high-speed-rail-project-awarded-500000-federal-grant/

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Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail project awarded $500,000 federal grant

The long-envisioned initiative was one of seven high-speed rail projects across the country selected to receive grant funding from the Federal Railroad Administration, which awarded a total of $8.2 billion to 79 rail projects that are in varying stages of development.

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaDec 8, 2023

Amtrak has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant to further study and develop a proposed high-speed railway between Houston and Dallas, a long-envisioned plan that until earlier this year had appeared to have fizzled out.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2023/12/08/471953/houston-to-dallas-high-speed-rail-project-awarded-500000-federal-grant/

#Houston #Infrastructure #Local #National #News #Transportation #Amtrak #FederalRailroadAdministration #HighSpeedTrain #HoustonToDallas #TexasBulletTrain #TexasCentralRailway

Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail project awarded $500,000 federal grant

The long-envisioned initiative was one of seven high-speed rail projects across the country selected to receive grant funding from the Federal Railroad Administration, which awarded a total of $8.2 billion to 79 rail projects that are in varying stages of development.

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