Summary: There are several Federal, State, Regional, and private agents with several plans for rail travel in Texas; and Fort Worth is in the hub of all of them. From Fort Worth to Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Georgia, DC, NYC, Oklahoma, by commuter, long distance, and high-speed bullet rail, Tarrant County leaders support all rail expansion and have since Fort Worth's first train in 1876.
Latest Update: 30 December, 2024
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Index: Fort Worth (DFW) is the epicenter of Federal and State plans for railways. (FW-D Railway Index)
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There are several Federal, State, Regional, and private agents with a dozen plans for rail travel in Texas; and Fort Worth is in the hub of all of them. From Fort Worth to Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Georgia, DC, NYC, Oklahoma, by commuter, long distance, and high-speed bullet rail, Tarrant County leaders support all rail expansion and have since Fort Worth's first train in 1876.
Resources
Table of Contents
• North Central Texas Council of Governments, NCTCOG, High-speed Rail
1. Fort Worth to Laredo High-Speed Transportation Study
2. DFW High-Speed Transportation Connections Study
3. DFW - Houston High-Speed Transportation Connections Study / Texas Central
• I-20 Corridor Long Distance Train
• connecting Fort Worth, Texas to Atlanta, Georgia, through northeast Texas, northern Louisiana, and Central Mississippi,
• Federal Railroad Administration > US Department of Transportation
• Texas - Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study
• Dallas Fort Worth Core Express Service*
• South Central High Speed Rail Corridor.*
• Trinity Metro
• TEXRail is a hybrid rail line that connects downtown Fort Worth and DFW Airport, with stops in North Richland Hills and Grapevine.
• Trinity Railway Express
Projects
• North Central Texas Council of Governments, NCTCOG, High-speed Rail
• High-Speed Rail > NCTCOG
Current Regional High-Speed Transportation Efforts:
1. Fort Worth to Laredo High-Speed Transportation Study (Fort Worth to San Antonio)> NCTCOG
2. DFW High-Speed Transportation Connections Study Fort Worth - Arlington - Dallas) > NCTCOG
3. DFW - Houston High-Speed Transportation Connections Study / Texas Central > NCTCOG
2. DFW High-Speed Transportation Connections Study > NCTCOG
(See US Federal Railroad Administration > Dallas Fort Worth Core Express Service.)
3. DFW - Houston High-Speed Transportation Connections Study / Texas Central > NCTCOG
• One of the proposals, advanced by the North Central Texas Council of Governments, calls for a 30-mile-long high-speed rail corridor that would run between Fort Worth and Dallas, with a stop in Arlington. It would connect with a longer 240-mile high-speed rail that would be spearheaded by Amtrak between Dallas and Houston. [Fort Worth poised to be major hub for national rail travel. Will the pieces fall into place? Article. Willow Park Civics Blog]
• I-20 Corridor Long Distance Train > I-20 Corridor Council
Proposed passenger rail connection between Dallas/Fort Worth and Atlanta, connecting to the East Coast and New York City
The I-20 Corridor Council was formed to re-establish passenger rail service along the Interstate 20 Corridor, connecting Fort Worth, Texas to Atlanta, Georgia, through northeast Texas, northern Louisiana, and Central Mississippi, also connecting to Washington, D.C., and New York City. The efforts in support of this route commenced in 2004 and gained momentum in 2007 with the assistance of renewed grassroots volunteer efforts and federal grant funding.
• Another project strongly supported by Parker and her predecessor, former Mayor Betsy Price, would stretch along the Interstate 20 corridor from Fort Worth through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to ultimately link the Fort Worth-Dallas metropolitan region with a “megacity” of the Southeast: Atlanta. [Fort Worth poised to be major hub for national rail travel. Will the pieces fall into place? Article. Willow Park Civics Blog]
• Federal Railroad Administration > US Department of Transportation
• 1.2.2 Northern Section: Oklahoma City to Dallas and Fort Worth
• 1.2.3 Central Section: Dallas and Fort Worth to San Antonio
• Dallas Fort Worth Core Express Service (See NCTCOG 2. DFW High-Speed Transportation Connections Study.) FY22 Corridor Identification and Development Program Selections
• Amtrak Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor (Up to $500,000)
• Amtrak The proposed corridor would connect Dallas and Houston, TX, Fort Worth to Houston High-Speed Rail Corridor (Up to $500,000) North Central Texas Council of Governments. The proposed corridor would connect Fort Worth, Dallas, and Houston, TX.
• I-20 Corridor Intercity Passenger Rail Service (Up to $500,000) Southern Rail Commission. The proposed corridor would connect Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, to Meridian, MS.
Texas Rail Advocates is a 501(c)3 not for profit grass roots organization. TRA was formed in 2000 to educate and inform the public and private sector on the benefits of the then newly designated South Central High Speed Rail Corridor.
TRA has evolved into a broader educational and informational resource that covers both freight and passenger rail issues in Texas and the Southwest.
• The Biden Administration passed an "unprecedented plan designed to pump new life into the nation’s passenger rail system... while dramatically escalating Fort Worth’s stature as a major hub for national rail travel. Funded under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the program would direct $66 billion toward creating, restoring and extending conventional lines while authorizing some of the nation’s first high-speed routes, including at least two in Texas. Although the process is still in the early stages, Fort Worth and the surrounding metropolitan area appear destined to figure heavily in the next-generation rail system based on the initial round of studies. [Fort Worth poised to be major hub for national rail travel. Will the pieces fall into place? Article. Willow Park Civics Blog]
Trinity Metro is a transit agency located in and serving the city of Fort Worth, Texas and its suburbs in surrounding Tarrant County, part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
• TEXRail is a hybrid rail line that connects downtown Fort Worth and DFW Airport, with stops in North Richland Hills and Grapevine.
• Trinity Railway Express is a commuter rail service in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Texas, United States. It was established by an interlocal agreement between Dallas Area Rapid Transit and Trinity Metro. Each transit authority owns a 50% stake in the joint rail project and contractor Herzog Transit Services operates the line.
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