GlobalistPotato
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Is it bad that I'm wondering when the next HSR rejection will take place?
$2.4 Billion from Florida is up for grabs, but I think Texas is too late to make any submissions... as they don't really have a concrete plan yet...
Are there any other places other than California that could reject HSR money?
Me, personally, would want Texas to grab about $100 million would of HSR money so they can
If Texas got a big chunk of the money (like a billion dollars or so), then they could reintroduce DAL-HOU service.
Personally, I think that if there's going to be Dallas-Houston HSR, especially true HSR, then the Texas Legislature would prefer a semi-private to private line. Even so, TxDOT will probably have to pay for a fraction of the construction costs.
But the proposal I see as an immediate solution is to simply purchase a short distance trainset and run it on the Texas Eagle's route between SAS and DAL. That along with some capacity improvements and a new station in Round Rock.
How much would a Horizon or California Car trainset cost?
Heck, TxDOT could rent out one of TRE's locomotives...
$2.4 Billion from Florida is up for grabs, but I think Texas is too late to make any submissions... as they don't really have a concrete plan yet...
Are there any other places other than California that could reject HSR money?
Me, personally, would want Texas to grab about $100 million would of HSR money so they can
If Texas got a big chunk of the money (like a billion dollars or so), then they could reintroduce DAL-HOU service.
Personally, I think that if there's going to be Dallas-Houston HSR, especially true HSR, then the Texas Legislature would prefer a semi-private to private line. Even so, TxDOT will probably have to pay for a fraction of the construction costs.
But the proposal I see as an immediate solution is to simply purchase a short distance trainset and run it on the Texas Eagle's route between SAS and DAL. That along with some capacity improvements and a new station in Round Rock.
How much would a Horizon or California Car trainset cost?
Heck, TxDOT could rent out one of TRE's locomotives...
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