The US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) have released 10 service and route options for new and improved conventional and high-speed passenger rail service connecting Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and South Texas. The options are evaluated in a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).
Within DEIS, three sections of study are the Northern Section (Edmond, Oklahoma, to Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas); Central Section (Dallas and Fort Worth to San Antonio) and Southern Section (San Antonio to south Texas).
More than 10 million people currently live along the 1360 km corridor, which is expected to grow by 39 percent in Texas and 25 percent in Oklahoma City by 2035.
Current passenger rail service along the Interstate 35 (I-35) corridor includes three intercity Amtrak services from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth (Heartland Flyer), Fort Worth to San Antonio (Texas Eagle), and Los Angeles to New Orleans through San Antonio (Sunset Limited).
Photo: Texas Central Partners
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