So goes rail development in Texas and it could have a major impact on passenger rail service in Oklahoma.
Texas is in the midst of a financial struggle in the Texas legislature where funding for the state’s share of the Heartland Flyer which carries passengers from Oklahoma City south to Fort Worth. But the Lone Star State also suffered the loss of a $63.9 million USD federal grant previously allocated to Amtrak for the Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor project, formerly known as Texas Central Railway.
This project, which aims to connect Dallas and Houston, was originally pitched as a privately funded venture by Lone Star High Speed Rail LLC. However, under the Biden Administration, the company was granted federal funding to assist with the investment reported Railway News.
It was a topic of discussion at the recent Railway Interchange, held in Indianapolis 20-22 May 2025. During a panel discussion hosted by RSI, industry leaders considered the future of the Texas project, as well as the wider implications for rail investment across the US reported the rail news website.
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