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Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas (www.popsci.com)
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Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas::The proposed electric railway line could travel 240 miles in under 90 minutes for over 6 million passengers per year.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The biggest obstacle, besides politics and oil/gas money, is neither of these cities are non-car friendly. Both cities are so sprawling you end up spending significantly more time using public transportation than driving. That's even if public transportation goes to the part of the city you need.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

They'll each need an intermodal stop. That would be so much easier on passengers than the traditional airport stop and, given projected volume, would be essential.

DART is pretty alright if you're near a stop.