The thing that traumatizes me about the Texas HSR plan is that they intend to skirt past College Station. That makes no sense to me, as it's directly along the route, and the economic value of connecting Texas A&M (state flagship, among the largest and highest ranked public universities in the US) to central Houston and Dallas is hard to overstate. It's right there in the name of the town for crying out loud.
Problem is they want to put the Houston station out in the NW suburbs. It should end up downtown; either at the Main Street transit center, or an upgraded Amtrak station that is a shack at present. If the bullet train doesn't stop at the major airports, then the metro rail should be extended out to IAH & Hobby in Houston. Dallas probably already did that no brainer! If right-of-ways are a problem, then either go up the middle of interstate highways, or use old abandoned railroad & highway right-of-ways!
I do not think many Americans fully appreciate the power of HSR. As someone who has taken Chinese trains, they are absolutely wonderful and greatly shrink the psychological distance between cities.
There is something different between a 2 hour flight and a 2 hour train ride.
The thing that traumatizes me about the Texas HSR plan is that they intend to skirt past College Station. That makes no sense to me, as it's directly along the route, and the economic value of connecting Texas A&M (state flagship, among the largest and highest ranked public universities in the US) to central Houston and Dallas is hard to overstate. It's right there in the name of the town for crying out loud.
Problem is they want to put the Houston station out in the NW suburbs. It should end up downtown; either at the Main Street transit center, or an upgraded Amtrak station that is a shack at present. If the bullet train doesn't stop at the major airports, then the metro rail should be extended out to IAH & Hobby in Houston. Dallas probably already did that no brainer! If right-of-ways are a problem, then either go up the middle of interstate highways, or use old abandoned railroad & highway right-of-ways!
Do you now where specifically? Any links you can share? Would love to read up on the latest
I do not think many Americans fully appreciate the power of HSR. As someone who has taken Chinese trains, they are absolutely wonderful and greatly shrink the psychological distance between cities.
There is something different between a 2 hour flight and a 2 hour train ride.
The benefits are many.