Passenger Trains > Heartland Flyer to (possibly) stop running in June

TXDOT has taken funding for the Heartland Flyer out of their budget and the train could stop running as soon as June.

https://texasrailadvocates.org/post/service-on-texas-oklahoma-partnered-heartland-flyer-train-could-end-as-soon-as-june

This record has been played before.........Lets hope that cooler heads prevail!

Texas wants HSR but will not fund this, screw em

Be pretty hard to extend it to Newton now!

dan Wrote:
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> Texas wants HSR but will not fund this, screw em

Uh, no. Texas wants no part of funding any rail operation. You'd almost think the state was run by folks from Detroit:

https://www.texasrailadvocates.org/post/texas-republicans-take-aim-at-public-transit-in-two-major-cities

BTW, they don't want to spend $2.5 million to support the HF while the state's so-called Rainy Day Fund (money sitting around doing nothing for Texans) will top out this year around $17 billion. As a Texan, its quite laughable...

JG



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 04/15/25 09:34 by jgilmore.

I guess I need to change my conclusion in another thread about what I saw as Texas' sensible attitude about possible high speed rail. So much for the idea that a good lower-speed rail can serve sufficiently well, and sometimes act as a precursor to higher speed service. At least apparently for the Texas legislature.

MC

dan Wrote:
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> Texas wants HSR but will not fund this, screw em

Same problem in Washington. Don't know which is worse now, highway lobby or bullet train lobby.

TAW

dan Wrote:
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> Texas wants HSR but will not fund this, screw em

Please provide proof that Texas as a government wants HSR. Or, maybe you failed to read the other thread and the associated link in which it is PRIVATE INVESTORS that are going forward with Texas HSR.

longliveSP Wrote:
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> dan Wrote:
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> > Texas wants HSR but will not fund this, screw
> em
>
> Please provide proof that Texas as a government
> wants HSR. Or, maybe you failed to read the other
> thread and the associated link in which it is
> PRIVATE INVESTORS that are going forward with
> Texas HSR.

I haven't kept up on Texas, but here, the private investors and tech/development companies want HSR so they can use it and make money from it . . . and want the public top build it for them.

TAW

I wonder if Amtrak is charging the States for the full cost of 2-3 coaches and 2 engines?

mp51w Wrote:
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> I wonder if Amtrak is charging the States for the
> full cost of 2-3 coaches and 2 engines?

Doesn't Texas and/or Oklahoma also require a 3rd engine on standby in Fort Worth ?