![]() ![]() In the last few days, the Federal Railroad Administration published the final version of the Rule of Particular Applicability (RPA) and the Record of Decision (ROD). Thanks to the Brazos Valley stop, students, researchers, academics, entrepreneurs can travel to the state’s main cities. In the middle is the intermediate stop of Brazos Valley, which would be a rural county if it were not for Texas A&M University, founded in 1876 and now the second largest college in the U.S. Once the work is completed, the four hours will be reduced to under 90 minutes, thanks to the Tokaido Shinkansen N700S, the bullet train produced by Central Japan Railway Company capable of reaching a speed of 320 km/h (198 mph).Īt one end is Houston, the largest city in Texas, famous worldwide for being a vital center of the American energy industry at the other end is Dallas-Fort Worth, the largest inland metropolitan area in the United States of America by surface and one of the most important drivers of economic growth. The train will be a sustainable alternative to the journey on Interstate 45 which usually takes an average of four hours between the two cities. Millions of Texans will live less than an hour’s journey from the three stops planned on the high-speed train route, which crosses some of the most populous and dynamic areas of the state. Three stations (Houston, Brazos Valley and Dallas) on the line have a potential of 13 million riders by 2050, according to Texas Central. ![]() “In the next 25 years, the construction will have an economic impact equal to 180 Super Bowls,” says the Texas Central website.Īll this is made possible thanks to what Texas Central CEO Carlos Aguilar has called “a revolutionary project, as well as an opportunity for a more modern transport offer in the country.” In addition, the six years of work needed to complete the project will create 17,000 direct jobs, plus 20,000 more indirect jobs in the sector and related industries. Investors opted for a sustainable solution – along with a high economic impact, the train has a low environmental footprint.Īccording to calculations by independent analysts, in the first 25 years of activity the train will have an impact on the Texan economy of $36 billion. The Texas High-Speed Rail project aims to shorten travel times between two strategic cities for the state’s trade and economy. Webuild Group has won the design-build contract. A complex infrastructure, requiring an investment of about $20 billion. That future seems now to have arrived with the planned Houston-Dallas/Fort Worth line, destined to become the first truly high-speed train in the United States. ![]() This vision of the future was already visible in 2017 when the Pulitzer Prize winning Texan journalist, Lawrence Wright, wrote an article in The New Yorker entitled “The Future of America is Texas.” The state of Texas is usually seen as a sort of “concentrated version” of the United States of America, but today Texas is at the center of a profound social and economic transformation that is making it one of the most dynamic states in America. ![]()
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