Yucca do, how old are you? I think Houaton stopped street car service around 1940
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The Commission for High-Speed Rail in Dallas/Fort Worth voted unanimously to seek federal funding for a study of a route to Austin, according to the newspaper.
That line would be separate from theentirely private high-speed rail that's being developed to go from Dallas to Houston. That 200 mph train is being proposed by Texas Central Railway and now includes plans for a stop near Texas A&M University, officials confirmed at the meeting. An environmental study is underway now and the train could be operating by 2021.
"The Houston-to-Dallas connection is going to happen," Ted Houghton, chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission, told the Star-Telegram. "It will have one stop, in College Station. It will be just east of Highway 6."
The Japanese-built train would likely stop in downtown Dallas, possibly at the existing Union Station before heading south to Bryan-College Station and Houston.
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"This can be a transformational technology that just brings us all closer together," said Robert Eckels, who is the President of Texas Central High Speed Railway and a former Harris County Judge.
He says after looking at nine potential routes, it's likely the railway would run 15 to 20 miles east of Bryan-College Station.
"We would be serving this community through a shuttle service until in the long term when there could be direct train service into the community," he explained.
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During public comments College Station Mayor Pro-Tem Karl Mooney encouraged developers to bring the trains through B/CS.
Brazos County Judge Duane Peters says the idea would be a big benefit.
"If we can get a stop close enough to Bryan / College Station that you know we could have a shuttle or whatever go over, it's great news," said Peters
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A final route is expected to be decided by next fall.
quote:The problem with this option is that the line would have to cross Grimes County at some point. Grimes County officials have voted to pass a resolution to keep the rail from going through Shiro. Could that be expanded to include the entire county? Or does passing the resolution even matter?
He says after looking at nine potential routes, it's likely the railway would run 15 to 20 miles east of Bryan-College Station.
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But Grimes County officials and residents are hoping to derail the project and keep it out of their backyard.
On paper- the idea to build a High speed Rail from Houston to Dallas may sound like a great idea.
But the reality of it speeding through Grimes county does not sit well with residents and county officials.
Grimes county officials voted unanimously Wednesday morning to pass a resolution to oppose one proposal for a high speed rail line that would pass through Shiro.
Grimes County Judge Ben Leman says,"The big concerns we have are the financial viability of this project is one of them- it's promoted private enterprise."
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County Judge Leman says residents have told him they just don't want to see a high speed rail line splitting up their farm and ranch land.
"This would require entirely new land use, they won't use existing rail road tracks easement but a new one."
In a statement from the Texas Central Railway...
They said "we are listening carefully to their concerns of the residents of Grime County.
We respect the Grimes County Commissioners' viewpoints.
Our commitment from the inception of this project is to reduce adverse impacts of the project as much as possible and treat landowners and communities fairly and with respect.
quote:Could be.
I was under the impression the only thing the resolution does is prevent public funds from being spent on the rail.
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The private company developing a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston told federal officials today it wants to focus on just one possible route.
Texas Central Railway is recommending building the line on what's called "the utility corridor," which is the orange line on the map. That route includes a large amount of right of way already being used for utilities throughout the state. It was also focusing on aroute alongside freight lines.
As WFAA-TV's Tanya Eiserer has reported, rural Texans have opposed the project because they fear it will cut off farms, communities and transportation while providing little benefits since there may be no more than one stop (College Station-ish) between Dallas and Houston. The train would get people from Dallas to Houston (or vice versa, of course) in 90 minutes. Tickets are estimated to cost roughly 70-80 percent of a regional flight between the same cities.
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Looks like the it will cross highway 30 around Roans Prairie. That's about 20 miles from the HEB in South College Station or 25 miles from campus.