High Speed Rail Opposition in the Bluebonnet State. Easter Trending.

Texas High Speed Rail opposition points from the week of March 15th 2018,  are trending:

Government Technology | Is a High-Speed Rail Line Right for Texas?

Dallas Morning News | Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail plan will make Texas’ I-35 corridor a loser, competitor says

4 Point Opposition to Houston to Dallas High Speed Rail. 3 Counterpoints of Support. High Speed v. Higher Speed.

Who is making these statements? SNCF America, Inc  in written comments to Federal Railway Administration (FRA) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) for the Dallas to Houston High-Speed Rail Project

What is causing the impending “doom” on passenger rail in Texas?

• 1 Company benefits. The Texas Central Rail Project is “designed around the best interest of a single company, not what is best for Texans or the state’s rail transportation future.”
• Limited Area. Modern rail is only successful in the US with network planning
• Taxpayers will be liable. operational revenue will not cover debt service
• Relies on incompatible technology. 

What does SNCF support?

• T-bone network. passenger rail “​network would serve Houston, College Station, Dallas, Fort Worth, Waco, Temple, Georgetown, San Marcos, and San Antonio”
• More train options that consider higher speed rail (125 mph max trains)
• Rail competition based on compatible train technologies

Business Wire | SNCF America, Inc. States Proposed Texas Central Rail Project Would Doom Texas’ Passenger Rail Future