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Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail project awarded $500,000 federal grant
December 8th, 2023
December 8, 2023 - HoustonPublicMedia.org - 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...
Opinion: Strategic High-Speed Rail Could Really Boost Texas
November 27th, 2023
November 27, 2023 - Dallas Morning News Editorial via govtech.com - As congestion and accidents plague roadways, innovative transportation solutions are key to sustaining rapid growth, and high-speed rail could be a huge boon for Texas if implemented strategically.That’s why a...
Dallas to Houston high speed rail opponents hold rally in Madisonville
September 13th, 2023
September 13, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Almost 200 opponents of the Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project met at the Truman Kimbro Convention Center in Madisonville Monday night and were updated on the latest developments by several rural elected leaders.The meeting was...
Jaguar Transport Holdings enters into agreement to operate Dallas Transload Solution
September 4th, 2023
September 4, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Tomorrow, Jaguar Transport Holdings will take over as operator of Dallas Transload Solution (DTL), a 7-acre transload facility southeast of downtown Dallas. Jaguar entered into an agreement with Loup Logistics to run the operation....
Partnerships are key in moving high-speed rail toward completion in Texas
August 17th, 2023
August 18, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Imagine boarding a train in Tarrant County and being transported to Houston in less than two hours, bypassing the traffic along the region’s major highways and the potential backups that may occur.This vision is closer...
Commentary: Passenger & freight rail is OK in Texas, as long as it's not in YOUR backyard
August 13th, 2023
August 14, 2023 - TRA Commentary -BNSF Railway recently pulled back from plans to develop a needed 950-acre logstics park in the small North Texas town of Gunter after outcries from some of the 2,250 locals that didn't want to...
Back on track? Amtrak and Texas Central look at partnership to advance high-speed rail Dallas to Houston
August 9th, 2023
August 9, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Texas Central Partners (“Texas Central”) and Amtrak announced today that they are seeking opportunities to advance planning and analysis work associated with the proposed Dallas-Houston 205-mph high-speed rail project to further determine its viability....
Dallas issues letter of support for I-20 passenger rail extension, intrastate corridors, Heartland Flyer
July 22nd, 2023
July 22, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The city of Dallas has issued a letter of support to Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose, favoring current plans to reintroduce intercity passenger rail service from Dallas to Atlanta.The letter also offers full support...
Dallas-Houston bullet train developer vows project is on track, but state officials lack confidence
October 28th, 2022
October 28, 2022 - TexasTribune.com - With lingering skepticism about Texas Central’s ability to build a high-speed rail line, landowners along the route want the company to be more forthcoming about the project’s status.A lawyer for nearly 100 property owners who...
Texas Central, while media silent, is quietly still around
October 22nd, 2022
October 22, 2022 - TRA Newswire - Hibernation mode. That's how one rail source describes current activity at Texas Central, the private company that is building the high-speed rail ine between Dallas and Houston. The railroad recently paid off back property taxes...