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FRA releases final safety regs, ROD for Texas bullet train

September 21, 2020

(Source: Progressive Railroading 09/21/2020) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released the final Rule of Particular Applicability (RPA) and Record of Decision (ROD) for Texas Central Railroad LLC, bringing the private company’s proposal to build a Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail (HSR) line closer to construction. The RPA provides the regulatory framework for the railroad, establishing a comprehensive set of…

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L.A.-Vegas high-speed rail line obtains additional funding

August 5, 2020

(Source: Progressive Railroading 08/05/2020) XpressWest, a proposed project to construct a high-speed rail line that would operate between Southern California and Las Vegas, has been awarded $200 million in private activity bonds from the Nevada State Board of Finance, a business newsletter reported yesterday. The Nevada award comes after a California committee, overseen by California Treasurer…

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Virgin Trains USA enters right-of-way agreement for Las Vegas-LA high-speed rail

July 6, 2020

(Source: Progressive Railroading 07/06/2020) Virgin Trains USA last week entered into a lease agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to use existing right of way along Interstate 15 in California for the planned high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California, a local news outlet recently reported. Caltrans officials told the Daily Press that all public comments…

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Texas Central praises court ruling declaring it a railroad

May 8, 2020

(Source: Progressive Railroading 05/08/2020) Texas Central officials yesterday hailed a Texas Appeals Court ruling yesterday that determined the bullet-train company is a both a railroad and an interurban electric railway. The company is developing a high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas. Yesterday’s court decision stems from a legal challenge from landowners along the route in…

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