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[woolie]

...in Japan.

I fail to see the insight in your comment. It's self evident the Tokaido Shinkansen is in Japan. It is the busiest and most successful HSR line in the world. You're implying none of that experience is transferable to the US, but I'll disagree. The Acela carries 2% the passenger volume, even though the corridor population is 50m.

[TheNiche]

The biggest challenges and risks do not have to do with constructing or operating the line. It is getting people to and from the terminuses of the line and marketing the service. It is that the line has to be fitted to our geography, our urban landscape, our infrastructure, and our culture.

[Slick Vik]

The biggest challenges and risks do not have to do with constructing or operating the line. It is getting people to and from the terminuses of the line and marketing the service. It is that the line has to be fitted to our geography, our urban landscape, our infrastructure, and our culture.

Our culture is centered around the automobile, the Japanese know what they're doing.

[infinite_jim]

So where's our autobahn?

[TonyM]

http://www.texastrib...ins-texas-2020/

I like private funding, moves so much faster than government.

[mfastx]

Good news indeed. I doubt this will happen by 2020, but it sure would be great. HSR is easily the best way to get between cities such as Houston and Dallas. If it ever gets built, it will dominate the air/rail market, much like Amtrak does in the NEC.

I'm interested to see what proposal they have for a station in Houston. Dallas's Union Station would work on their end, but Houston needs some major upgrades to the current "Amshack," lol.

[urban909]

I'm interested to see what proposal they have for a station in Houston. Dallas's Union Station would work on their end, but Houston needs some major upgrades to the current "Amshack," lol.

I was curious about the same thing, whether they have plans to bring it into downtown or end somewhere further north (i.e. Greenspoint).

[Slick Vik]

Great news! I think downtown to downtown is the best idea.

[Fringe]

I'll believe it when I see it. I've heard rumors of this for about the past 50 years.

[totheskies]

Downtown to downtown is seriously the only way to go... the hub of transit connections for both cities. On the DFW end, you've already got the TRE connection to downtown Ft. Worth covered.

[lockmat]

Putting this in the most recently commented high speed rail thread.

From h-gac

Butch Babineaux of CDM Smith presented an analysis of alternative corridors for commuter and high-speed rail access to a Houston intermodal terminal as part of the Houston Intermodal Rail Access Study. The study includes the evaluation and assessment of different rail corridor alignments connecting the Houston Amtrak Station at the Post Office site near downtown to the US 290/IH 610 intersection. Next steps include a follow-up study by the Gulf Coast Rail District to examine potential access by both commuter and high-speed intercity passenger trains from the north to a downtown intermodal center.

http://www.h-gac.com...ers/Nov2012.htm

Edited by lockmat, Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 9:41 PM.

[mfastx]

I'm assuming this study is part of the Japanese private HSR line?

[lockmat]

I'm assuming this study is part of the Japanese private HSR line?

I don't think so. If you click on the link below there is a link at the bottom of the article to a very informative and easy listen of a txdot representative explaining some things to hgac. She said it would be the first true high speed rail in the nation.

http://www.guidrynew...x?id=1000045511