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Houston-to-Dallas bullet train given green light from feds, company says
Dug Begley Sep. 21, 2020 Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 8:08 a.m.
Federal officials have issued final approvals to backers of a Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail line, clearing the way for construction of the proposed line, in a move almost certain to face challenges from opponents.
Texas Central Railroad, the company planning to operate trains from Houston to Dallas with a stop near College Station, said Monday morning that the Federal Railroad Administration had issued both the Record of Decision that ends the environmental analysis and Rule of Particular Applicability that governs the safety standards the Japanese-developed trains must use.
Federal officials did not confirm the approvals, with the company saying the approvals will be released soon.
“This is the moment we have been working towards,” said Carlos Aguilar, CEO of Texas Central Railroad.
With the two approvals in hand, Texas Central can begin construction and final designs of the project. A consortium of companies including Italian construction giant Salini Impregilo, Central Japan Railway — builder of the Shinkansen bullet trains that will be the basis for the Texas trains — and French rail operator Renfe are all hired to handle various parts of the building and operations of the system.
Houston-to-Dallas bullet train given green light from feds, company says
Dug Begley Sep. 21, 2020 Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 8:08 a.m.
Federal officials have issued final approvals to backers of a Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail line, clearing the way for construction of the proposed line, in a move almost certain to face challenges from opponents.
Texas Central Railroad, the company planning to operate trains from Houston to Dallas with a stop near College Station, said Monday morning that the Federal Railroad Administration had issued both the Record of Decision that ends the environmental analysis and Rule of Particular Applicability that governs the safety standards the Japanese-developed trains must use.
Federal officials did not confirm the approvals, with the company saying the approvals will be released soon.
“This is the moment we have been working towards,” said Carlos Aguilar, CEO of Texas Central Railroad.
With the two approvals in hand, Texas Central can begin construction and final designs of the project. A consortium of companies including Italian construction giant Salini Impregilo, Central Japan Railway — builder of the Shinkansen bullet trains that will be the basis for the Texas trains — and French rail operator Renfe are all hired to handle various parts of the building and operations of the system.
