Andy Byford

5 days ago | offthekuff.com | Andy Byford |Charles Kuffner

My reaction to this was “bad”, but I might be wrong. President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday terminated a federal grant to help fund a long-sought high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston — saying that if the embattled project moves forward, it will have to do so without federal help at this stage.

1 month ago | offthekuff.com | Andy Byford |Charles Kuffner

Interesting. Amtrak is seeking an additional business partner as it moves ahead with a proposed high-speed rail route between Dallas and Houston. The passenger railroad company — which took over as the project’s lead agency in 2023 and secured a $64 million federal grant — posted a request for qualifications for a company to work on the project. Fort Worth and Arlington would be linked to the high-speed rail project through a separate proposal.

Dec 10, 2024 | inkl.com | Joshua Fechter |Andy Byford

Over the last two years, high-speed rail ambitions in Texas showed signs of life. Amtrak revived and took the lead on a long-mulled high-speed rail route between Dallas and Houston. North Texas transportation planners advanced the idea of extending that line to Fort Worth and Arlington.

Nov 19, 2024 | inkl.com | Andy Byford

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Nov 1, 2024 | headtopics.com | Andy Byford

📆 11/1/2024 12:57 PM📰 ExpressNews⏱ Reading Time:46 sec. here117 min. at publisher📊 Quality Score:News: 424%Publisher: 51% Union Pacific News The last push for an expanded San Antonio to Austin rail line ended in failure. Could this time be different, or is it doomed before it really starts?