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Houston to Dallas Bullet Train. It's happening!
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:12 am
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:12 am
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Mayor Sylvester Turner and Texas Central President Tim Keith signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), signaling Houston's commitment to the bullet train with Texas Central as its developer. The memo kicks off what Turner called "the starting point of definitive agreements" with Texas Central to build the high-speed train, which would be entirely privately funded and would be the first bullet train in the country.
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Texas Central plans to hire 10,000 people per year to build the train, and Turner said construction will hopefully begin by the end of 2018 and be finished in 2023.
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The bullet train will take passengers from Houston to Dallas in 90 minutes, with one halfway stop in the Brazos Valley. It's slated to cost about $10 to $15 billion, and as we reported earlier this week, Texas Central has so far raised about $75 million.
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Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:13 am to MSMHater
But What about LUV?
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:14 am to MSMHater
quote:
t's slated to cost about $10 to $15 billion, and as we reported earlier this week, Texas Central has so far raised about $75 million.
Never gonna happen
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:14 am to MSMHater
Hopefully this is step in the direction of getting these all over the country. Would be great to hop a bullet train to other areas of the US.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:14 am to MSMHater
quote:
It's slated to cost about $10 to $15 billion, and as we reported earlier this week, Texas Central has so far raised about $75 million.
They're getting pretty close!!
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:15 am to MSMHater
Can't wait to ride the Texas monorail. Will there be a stop in North Haverbrook?
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:15 am to lnomm34
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Never gonna happen
Says the idiot whose state can't seem to make I-10 not be one fricking lane.
I will enjoy the 90 min weekend trip to H-Town. Maybe then we can stop hating on one another
Edited for La dickheads who can't bring any real discussion to this thread.
This post was edited on 8/18/17 at 11:57 am
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:15 am to MSMHater
I would 100% ride it to visit friends in houston more frequently.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:15 am to lnomm34
quote:I see you're from Louisiana. I know you're used to your state not getting stuff done, but this is Texas.
Never gonna happen
Texas gets shite done.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:15 am to MSMHater
90 minutes ride time?
I mean, if you factor in driving to the station, parking there, the 90 minute ride to Dallas, then walking to your next method of transportation once in Dallas. This doesn't seem like all that much of a convenience for most people, when it's only a 3.5 hour drive now.
I mean, if you factor in driving to the station, parking there, the 90 minute ride to Dallas, then walking to your next method of transportation once in Dallas. This doesn't seem like all that much of a convenience for most people, when it's only a 3.5 hour drive now.
This post was edited on 8/18/17 at 9:17 am
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:16 am to lnomm34
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Never gonna happen
Hey, they have .75% of the funding done. It's just a matter of time. . .
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:16 am to MSMHater
They should use the money they build high school stadiums with...
Side note: Meanwhile, New Orleans is still dealing with century old pumps, a corrupt system of government and a piece of shite mayor.... How about that for irony...
Side note: Meanwhile, New Orleans is still dealing with century old pumps, a corrupt system of government and a piece of shite mayor.... How about that for irony...
This post was edited on 8/18/17 at 9:20 am
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:17 am to 50_Tiger
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I will enjoy the 90 min weekend trip to H-Town. Maybe then we can stop hating on one another
I hope the hate never ends. The shite talking has always been relentless.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:18 am to Klark Kent
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90 minutes ride time?
I mean, if you factor in driving to the station, parking there, the 90 minute ride to Dallas, then walking to your next method of transportation once in Dallas. This doesn't seem like all that much of a convenience for most people.
huh????
I am guessing this will be used at max capacity during the weekends more than likely. Traffic isn't that bad. Depends on where they are putting the station.
But you can take an 8am train and be in H-Town by 9:30am.
Exactly how is that not convenient? It takes almost 4 hours to get to Houston....
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:18 am to Klark Kent
They need to cut the 90 minutes down to more like 30 minutes.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:19 am to lynxcat
Remember its 90 minutes because there is a midway stop correct?
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:20 am to Solo
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:21 am to 50_Tiger
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Exactly how is that not convenient? It takes almost 4 hours to get to Houston....
Longer than that if you're going to from Dallas to Houston on Friday after work. Those morons in houston can't drive and I45 is always a shite-show, even at 8-9 pm.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:22 am to MSMHater
I still haven't seen how much tickets will cost.
They also say they will not use state funds to build it. However, there are federal loans/grants for businesses.
They also say they will not use state funds to build it. However, there are federal loans/grants for businesses.
This post was edited on 8/18/17 at 10:17 am
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:23 am to bbrownso
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Hey, they have .75% of the funding done. It's just a matter of time. . .
Here is someone else who gets it. $75 million raised when the peoject is projected to cost $15 BILLION
Every million is 1/1000 of a billion. They have 75/1000 of ONE billion. And they need FIFTEEN billion.
Plus, it's a private entity building it and operating it? It has to have a return on investment. How in the hell do they expect to get ROI on a direct shot from Dallas to Houston with only one stop?
Color me skeptical as frick.
ETA: the 0.75% referenced in the quoted post above is BEST case (if the projected $10 billion is correct. But let's be honest, it'll never come in on the low side of projected costs.
This post was edited on 8/18/17 at 9:25 am
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