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[lunarwhite]

Here is a link to the high speed rail thread of a Houston architecture forum.

http://www.houstonar...-16#entry481026

Scroll up to post 475 for maps showing possible station locations in Dallas and Houston.

The two south Dallas locations are nowhere near DART stations. The downtown Dallas location (center of circle) is not Union Station. It is 4-5 blocks from the DART Cedars station. But if they are considering any spot in the circle, the station could be built across the freeway as near to Union Station as the former site of Reunion Arena next to Reunion Tower.

Edited by lunarwhite, 23 October 2014 - 10:13 AM.

[Sloan]

Electric railway sparks outcry among citizens

A high-speed railway will likely miss Walker County, but its neighbors to the west will feel the effects and they aren’t happy.
Grimes County citizens made up the majority of public comments at Tuesday night’s scoping meeting hosted by the Federal Railroad Administration and Texas Department of Transportation.

http://www.itemonlin...3f587fb6ef.html

[KevinKorell]

KHOU-TV, Channel 11 in Houston, TX, 10/30/14:

Texas bullet train gaining traction

From Houston to Dallas in an hour and a half, that's the promise officials are making for a new privately-run, privately-funded high-speed bullet train.

The full story

[KevinKorell]

Fort Worth, TX Star-Telegram, 11/1/14:

Texas bullet train routes unveiled, but opposition surfaces

A proposed high-speed rail line connecting Dallas to Houston has encountered its first organized opposition, and it’s coming from a politically active group that formed more than six years ago to fight the then-proposed Trans Texas Corridor.

Story is here.

[KevinKorell]

KPRC-TV, Channel 2 in Houston, TX, 11/12/14:

Some Texans against Houston-to-Dallas bullet train

Traveling from Dallas to Houston at lightning speed in under 90 minutes on a bullet train sounds like a commuter's dream come true. But for Grimes County rancher Eric Yeargain, it's a nightmare.

One of the proposed routes for the 200 mph bullet train would slice right through Yeargain's peaceful 50-acre ranch in southern Grimes County.

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[lunarwhite]

Texas Central Railway has posted 11 county maps showing more detail on the location of the BNSF option (blue) and the Utility option (green). Here is a link. Each county map is downloaded as a PDF.
http://dallashouston...es/county-maps/

[lunarwhite]

Here's a link to a discussion of Texas Central Railway's plans by a writer on the National Association of Railroad Passengers blog.

http://www.narprail....railway-project

[KevinKorell]

I think NARP's assessment of the pros and cons of the Texas high speed rail line is for the most part correct. However they sell short the DART light rail system, which while not as "robust" as those systems in larger cities, is for now the light rail network with the most mileage (which may be surpassed when the Los Angeles Gold Line Foothill Extension is built out). The key to judging DART's success will depend on where the high speed rail station ultimately gets located, and whether DART will be able to build a new rail line to meet it if it does not end up being at or near Dallas Union Station.

[KevinKorell]

WFAA-TV, Channel 8 in Dallas, TX, 11/19/14:

Texas 'ideal market' for high-speed rail

The nation's top federal railroad official is giving the prospect of high-speed rail in Texas an enthusiastic thumbs-up, saying the region "appears to be an ideal market."

This is the story

[CNJRoss]

The Texas Tribune via The New York Times, 11/20:

Both Ends Want Bullet Train; It’s Those in Middle Who Object

DALLAS — Steve Drake regularly makes the nearly four-hour drive from this city to Houston to visit his fiancée’s family. So he was excited about the news that a private company intended to build a bullet train that would cut that trip to 90 minutes.

“I’m passionate about this. I hope it happens,” Mr. Drake said at a recent public meeting. “I don’t want to be driving to Houston for the next 30 years.”

Mr. Drake’s sentiment echoed that of others at the first of six meetings held as part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s environmental impact study into Texas Central Railway’s proposed bullet train. The project has also drawn strong support from officials in Houston.

 

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