Congressman Cuellar working to develop high speed passenger rail in Laredo, South Texas
July 27th, 2016
July 27, 2016 - lmtonline.com
Special to the Times
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, announced Wednesday the Federal Railroad Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation’s release of 10 service and route options for high-speed passenger rail service connecting Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Laredo and South Texas.
The options are evaluated in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. This is a key step forward on a project Cuellar has been working on since 2008.
This study evaluated the feasibility of developing passenger rail service for the 850-mile north-south corridor from Oklahoma City to South Texas. The study is separated into three segments:
Read more:Â http://www.lmtonline.com/front-news/article_c93fdb78-5439-11e6-9fd6-072a43f6cf03.html
Special to the Times
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, announced Wednesday the Federal Railroad Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation’s release of 10 service and route options for high-speed passenger rail service connecting Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Laredo and South Texas.
The options are evaluated in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. This is a key step forward on a project Cuellar has been working on since 2008.
This study evaluated the feasibility of developing passenger rail service for the 850-mile north-south corridor from Oklahoma City to South Texas. The study is separated into three segments:
Read more:Â http://www.lmtonline.com/front-news/article_c93fdb78-5439-11e6-9fd6-072a43f6cf03.html