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Texas HSR: Amtrak Out! New Investor In? Thirteenth of a Series (UPDATED)
This does not appear to be a good time for high-speed rail (HSR) projects in the United States. USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN1d
Trump officials cut planning grant for Texas high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston
President Donald Trump’s administration terminated a federal grant to help fund a long-sought high-speed rail line between ...
DOT saves taxpayers over $60M by terminating Texas high-speed rail contract
Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Monday that $60 million-plus grant to develop a high-speed rail ...
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Texas bullet train may be back in private hands, owner seeks financing
Texas investor John Kleinheinz now controls Texas Central, which has spent more than a decade trying to build the ...
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U.S. Dept. of Transportation pulls $63.9M grant meant for Dallas-Houston rail line
The U.S. Department of Transportation called the proposed rail line that would get passengers from Dallas to Houston in less ...
Trump admin abruptly pulls $64 million from Texas bullet train project
The Texas bullet train project was hit with a major roadblock Monday as the Trump administration announced the abrupt termination of a federal grant for Amtrak.
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Texas High Speed Rail Plan Issued Blow From Trump Administration
The money had been granted to the Texas Central Railway project, since renamed as the Amtrak Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor, from the FRA's corridor identification and development program.