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  1. BigFootsSocks
    I'm gonna throw out a controversial guess of at least one
  2. BigFootsSocks
    I agree, leaving College Station out would be a bad idea, but leaving it out for a future station seems more likely. If there is going to be a third stop then why would it be CS? If they're gonna go the 290 route they might as well go up to Austin then Dallas. They're big selling point is Dallas to Houston in 90 minutes. They won't make that with a third stop regardless if it's in CS or Waco or wherever.
  3. BigFootsSocks
    The priority is Houston to Dallas and if they're lucky Fort Worth. This is why we have news reports of these three mayors coming together to voice their support. Not the College Station or Waco which why are we even still talking about Waco? There's no way in hell it gets a station before even El Paso
  4. BigFootsSocks
    No one is saying any different, the issue is whether or not Texas Central will build a stop in the initial phase, which is very nearly 100% unlikely. Like at least 98%. It's not gonna happen before San Antonio or Austin.
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    4 posts up
  6. BigFootsSocks
    When does this one start construction?
  7. BigFootsSocks
    800 will be built? Uhhhh didn't realize we had all gone in a time machine...
  8. BigFootsSocks
    I consider it a priority because it's the first of it's kind in America and seeing as how California has royally screwed themselves this project could set the stage for future HSR across the nation. This project is a lot more important than we think and while stops in the major Texas University towns would be ideal in a perfect world, they need to prove that it actually works. If Houston to Dallas works as well as we hope then hell yeah we're gonna get further expansion. Okay maybe that was a bit extreme. It's been a few years since I've been through College Station and just today I overheard my company is opening a new office in there, but for right now it's in that developing stage. Sure it's gonna be just as big as the other cities but for now the only thing there is A&M. Without that college station wouldn't be the town it is today. Of course planning stops in that general area if the route goes through there would be an insanely smart idea, but with as much as Texas Central has to prove with this initial phase, I doubt it's on their mind right now. I seriously doubt there would be more than 2 stops on this entire initial phase. As for the 45 bypass, that's finally getting redeemed through the 249 project...if you don't mind paying for it
  9. BigFootsSocks
    Nah I dont' see it as premature, rather late IMO. Or if we consider the previous attempt premature then this one is prime. I don't disagree with you, I just think that as a way to show that HSR works, they don't need to waste their money on cities that will add little value and passenger numbers. Also a billion back then has inflated to close to the 10 billion current price tag.
  10. BigFootsSocks
    This isn't going to have any slow spots because it's going to take the best route that puts it at speeds of 200mph and while College Station is emerging there's absolutely no chance it would get a station before Austin or San Antonio would. Dallas to Houston is a priority and there's no guarantee this will even be a viable and stable option. This is a huge risk and there's no way they would waste the money to go to some middle of nowhere college town before they prove it's viability.
  11. BigFootsSocks
    Exactly. Why the hell would they waste the money to stop in Waco? There's absolutely nothing there and would be a complete waste of money for Texas Central
  12. BigFootsSocks
    How far along is this project? The aerial shot and the pic above it show two different layouts.
  13. BigFootsSocks
    Future investment sure, but this is the initial phase. For future phases I doubt they would go with College Station or for whatever reason Waco before they hit San Antonio or Austin. There's more people there and it makes more sense.
  14. BigFootsSocks
    Except this is Houston to Dallas not Houston to College Station to Waco to Dallas. Why would they waste the money going to Waco and not put a stop in Austin? Oh because they're not and it's only Houston to Dallas.
  15. BigFootsSocks
    This is pretty awesome to see coming together. With a construction date of 2016 that's not far away at all!
  16. BigFootsSocks
    Modern 21st century cities have lighting. We need more lighting.
  17. BigFootsSocks
    Oh my god I remember this!!! Damn nostalgia you crazy. What was this called again?
  18. BigFootsSocks
    There's one in the Vintage and yeah they're not Cinemark or AMC size. Think of the Movie Tavern in City Centre
  19. BigFootsSocks
    Which would require re building the 290 mainlanes. That's not gonna happen. Neither is the elevated frontage road
  20. BigFootsSocks
    I doubt they will do this as the flyover for the grand parkway looks to be on the second level and they've already poured the frontage road for the westbound side
  21. BigFootsSocks
    Right about the trailers being overkill and that something was odd about this situation. Also I've decided to change my opinion on the whole "team-up" opinion between the Marriot and this. This is Htown, land of the parking lot. If they really wanted to put their equipment somewhere they could've been put it in any of the hundreds of empty lots around downtown.
  22. BigFootsSocks
    OHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I was right!!!!!!!!
  23. BigFootsSocks
    Yeah I kinda figured that was a given especially with the 2015 start date.
  24. BigFootsSocks
    This. Especially the Marriott which had trees in the middle of the road..
  25. BigFootsSocks
    That doesn't prove anything. Renderings are supposed to be pretty
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