Tarrant County commissioners want high-speed rail to DFW
FORT WORTH -- Concerned about being left behind at the bullet-train station, Tarrant County commissioners adopted a resolution Tuesday supporting the development of a high-speed passenger rail alignment along the Texas 360 corridor that would connect to the terminal areas at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.
"I think this is one of the most important decisions that we as a court will make. It's a decision that will affect transportation and mobility, not just for the North Texas area but really throughout the state of Texas for the next 100 years," Commissioner Gary Fickes said.
The resolution comes in reaction to reports from the Regional Transportation Council that a private group including Central Japan Railway is proposing bullet-train service between Houston and Dallas, with possibly a terminal in southeast Dallas.
The group, operating as Texas Central High-Speed Railway Llc., which is working with Central Japan Railway on the technology it wants to use, has proposed to start service between Houston and Dallas by 2020 and to build the line without public funds.
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