Passengers Oppose Job-Killing Regulations Aimed at Texas Train

For Immediate Release (#17-05) Contact: Robert Brady – (202) 680-4951 Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Railroad Passengers is calling on leaders in the Texas State Legislature to reject a draft of job-killing regulations aimed at the private-sector project to connect Houston and Dallas with high-speed trains. Matching the state’s rapidly growing reputation as an incubator for cutting edge technology, Texas is currently home to one of the most exciting passenger rail projects in the country. Not only would this new rail corridor connect Dallas and Houston via a cutting-edge transportation corridor, served by trains capable of hitting 205mph, the project is being developed by Texas Central Partners, which is helping to introduce a new model for private sector-led transportation investment to the U.S. However, a set of misguided bills targeting the project has been filed in the state legislature.

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