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Old 01-10-2014, 11:35 AM
 
Location: The Bayou City
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What do you do once you get to the other city? Better just to drive.
That's ridiculous. We have already pointed out Dallas has the largest light rail system in the US, and Houston has one of the highest riderships per mile on their tracks (which are expanding).. Even if your destination isn't on a light rail or commuter rail line, what makes you think their won't be car rental locations at the terminal, like in airports?
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Old 01-10-2014, 12:15 PM
 
Location: The Mid-Cities
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That's ridiculous. We have already pointed out Dallas has the largest light rail system in the US, and Houston has one of the highest riderships per mile on their tracks (which are expanding).. Even if your destination isn't on a light rail or commuter rail line, what makes you think their won't be car rental locations at the terminal, like in airports?
Or a taxi, or public buses. Last I heard both Dallas & Houston had public buses along with their growing light rail systems.
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Old 06-25-2014, 12:59 PM
 
Location: The Mid-Cities
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Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail review set to begin following feds’ OK today

As expected, the Federal Railroad Administration has given the thumbs-up to an environmental impact statement concerning a long-proposed Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail line. The FRA, in conjunction with the Texas Department of Transportation, will conduct the EIS on behalf of the privately operated Texas Central Railway, which promises a 90-minute trek from Dallas to Houston (by 2021, give or take).

Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail review set to begin following feds’ OK today | Dallas Morning News

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Old 06-25-2014, 02:15 PM
 
Location: Maui County, HI
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HSR between cities seems pointless because the trips are still too long to be commutable.

What Texas needs is commuter rail to improve quality of life for working people every day. Every suburb should have a rail line straight to downtown
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Old 06-25-2014, 02:33 PM
 
Location: Tysons Corner, VA by way of TEXAS
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HSR between cities seems pointless because the trips are still too long to be commutable.

What Texas needs is commuter rail to improve quality of life for working people every day. Every suburb should have a rail line straight to downtown
I agree about the commuter rail, but I think there's some good consistent demand between the two metros something on the order of 50,000 per week each way.

Texas is tops in nation for super-commuters, with Dallas-to-Houston leading the way | Dallas Morning News

Editorial: Super-commuters need options - Houston Chronicle
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Old 06-25-2014, 03:16 PM
 
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HSR between cities seems pointless because the trips are still too long to be commutable.

What Texas needs is commuter rail to improve quality of life for working people every day. Every suburb should have a rail line straight to downtown
DFW has actually made some headway on commuter rail, in addition to their light rail system.
The A Train from Denton
TRE from Ft. Worth
The future TEX Rail and Cotton Belt line from Ft Worth to DFW and Plano to DFW.
All three commuter rail lines connect to DART light rail stations.

Good map at this link:
Fileallas-Fort Worth Rail.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 06-25-2014, 03:38 PM
 
Location: The Mid-Cities
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DFW has actually made some headway on commuter rail, in addition to their light rail system.
The A Train from Denton
TRE from Ft. Worth
The future TEX Rail and Cotton Belt line from Ft Worth to DFW and Plano to DFW.
All three commuter rail lines connect to DART light rail stations.

Good map at this link:
Fileallas-Fort Worth Rail.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nice map, but it's odd that TexRail from Plano to DFW is missing.
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Old 06-25-2014, 06:16 PM
 
Location: Oregon, formerly Texas
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This has been talked about since the early 1990s back when Texas TGV was proposed. Then in the 2000s it was the Trans-Texas Corridor. Now this.

I'd bet good money it never happens.

Personally I think it'd be GREAT, but I doubt it sees the light of day.

High-speed rail in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 06-25-2014, 06:47 PM
 
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Nice map, but it's odd that TexRail from Plano to DFW is missing.
There are actually other lines missing as well. The downtown to OakCliff streetcar is not shown and it is almost complete. Opens this year I believe.
The Blue Line Extension is also missing.

What amazes me when you look at the map is the amount of rail we do have, and knowing some is missing from this map. Makes Houston and their rail efforts look insignificant.
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Old 06-25-2014, 10:11 PM
 
Location: The Bayou City
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what amazes me when you look at the map is the amount of rail we do have, and knowing some is missing from this map. Makes Houston and their rail efforts look insignificant.
what exactly is missing that currently exists? i didnt think the Cottonbelt Line was going to happen/didnt get its funding or something like that? DART indeed trounces METRO in terms of size, but our red line has the highest ridership per mile of any modern light rail line in the country. thats no insignificant feat.. and we are in the process of tripling the size of our system. less than a year ago it was only 8 miles long. over 5 miles have opened since then, and another 9 miles are supposed to open within years end. pretty impressive considering we have so many people like Culberson and past representatives and mayors who have been so anti-rail, like Lanier (1992 mayor who squashed Houstons extensive heavy rail plans from the late 80s) and Delay (another representative, a Culberson of the past, if you will). its a **** shame Culberson is allowed to continue blocking federal funding for the University Line and Uptown Lines. good thing Uptowns TIRZ is footing the bill to install BRT lanes down Post Oak for the time being until they can be converted to light rail.
as for commuter rail, METRO is currently doing a study on a commuter rail line following 90A from the south end of the red line to Missouri City and Sugar Land. TBH though, im really not sure why they dont go ahead with a commuter rail line down Westpark out to Katy.. METRO owns the whole southern half of the ROW that Westpark tollway runs down, so implementing a commuter line there would be very easy. hopefully METRO can get their act together and our area can replace the anti-rail representatives so we can start building commuter rail lines and finish out our light rail system.
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