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June 28, 2022 | High-speed

Texas Central wins court battle over right to acquire land

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that Texas Centralis legally an interurban electric railway company.

July 22, 2021 | High-speed

Renfe appointed early operator of Texas Central high-speed project

Spanish operator will work on design and development of the Texas high-speed scheme.

June 15, 2021 | High-speed

Texas Central signs $US 16bn construction contract with Webuild

The value of the contract has increased by $US 2bn.

November 11, 2020 | High-speed

Five-point plan aims to accelerate US high-speed development

FOLLOWING the election of long-time passenger rail advocate, Mr Joe Biden, as president elect of the United States, the United States High Speed Rail Association (USHSR) has published a five-point plan to encourage the development of high-speed networks across the country.

September 22, 2020 | High-speed

Construction of Texas high-speed line due to start in 2021

CONSTRUCTION of the 320km/h Dallas - Houston high-speed line is due to begin in the first half of next year following the publication of two key federal decisions in support of the project.

May 13, 2020 | High-speed

Texas Central wins four-year legal fight with landowners

THE Thirteenth Court of Appeals of the US state of Texas ruled on May 7 that Texas Central is a railroad company and interurban electric railway, effectively ending a four-year court battle waged by landowners opposed to construction of the proposed route in Leon County.

March 31, 2020 | Infrastructure

Texas Central says coronavirus could impact high-speed project delivery

TEXAS Central, the company developing a 390km, 320km/h high-speed line from Dallas to Houston, says it is likely that the coronavirus pandemic will impact delivery of the project because of the number of international partners involved.

February 25, 2020 | High-speed

Texas Central unveils interior layout for US high-speed fleet

TEXAS Central has released details of the interior layout specifications of the fleet that will operate on the planned 390km, 320km/h Dallas - Houston high-speed line.

November 22, 2019 | News

Texas Central selects railway systems supplier

TEXAS Central, which is developing a new high-speed railway between Dallas and Houston, has signed an early contract involvement agreement with Mass Electric Construction for installation of all necessary power, signalling and communications equipment for the 385km project.

September 16, 2019 | High-speed

Texas Central awards design-build contract to Salini Impregilo

TEXAS Central Railway has awarded a contract to Salini Impregilo and its US subsidiary Lane Construction Corporation to design and construct the planned 390km high-speed line linking Houston with Dallas.

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