Station locations may determine high-speed rail's future in North Texas

[TexasTowelie]

ARLINGTON - The fate of a proposal to build a high-speed rail line connecting Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston may rest on whether North Texas leaders can agree on where to put a station.

The Regional Transportation Council about two years ago adopted a policy stating that if an entity wants to bring bullet trains to the region, there should be three stations -- one in downtown Fort Worth, one in either Arlington or the CentrePort area near DFW Airport, and another in downtown Dallas.

But in recent weeks word has begun to spread that a group known as Texas Central High-Speed Railway Llc., which is collaborating with Central Japan Railway Co. to bring high-speed rail to the region, wants to open only one station on North Texas' outskirts, in southeast Dallas County.

Five state senators responded by sending a letter to the Texas Department of Transportation urging Executive Director Phil Wilson to "facilitate" the location of that station at DFW Airport.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/03/14/4703315/locating-stations-may-determine.html#storylink=cpy

[MicaelS]

1. I live in Fort Worth, and think it's stupid to have 3 terminals.

Have one centrally located terminal and that's it.

This reminds me of Fort Worth, and it's tantrums over a central airport. The FAA finally had to put it's foot down so that DFW Airport would come into existence.