High-speed transit could finally come to Central Texas, as Amtrak announced its plans to get in on the bullet train from Dallas to Houston. Travis County Judge Andy Brown wants it to come here too.
High-speed transit could finally come to Central Texas in the next few years, as Amtrak announced Wednesday its plans to get in on the long-anticipated bullet train from Dallas to Houston. Travis County JudgeAmtrak, the company set to build the train, to solicit federal grants and get the project running again.
Judge Brown quickly followed with a press release requesting that Travis County be included as a stop on the planned 240-mile route from Dallas to Houston. The current proposed route includes Ft. Worth and College Station stops, but Brown wants to see it extend from College Station through Austin on its way to San Antonio.
Brown has also been exploring a connection between Austin and Monterrey/Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Monterrey Mayor Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas and Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia have supported the idea, due to the “economic and partnership benefits” therein.
The bullet train, proposed in 2014, was originally supposed to be operational by 2020, but leadership changes and legal challenges over whether Texas Central had eminent domain authority all but stopped land acquisition for the route in 2022.
In order to add a Travis County stop, the next step would be an Environmental Impact Statement. The Federal Railroad Administration granted Texas Central environmental clearance in 2020 for its current proposed route.
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