As part of its continued funneling of dollars into rail programs across the country, the Biden administration announced $8.2 billion more in grants to passenger rail projects and corridor planning activities. To date, the administration has announced nearly $30 billion to be used for railroads.
The Dallas-to-Houston high speed rail project was granted $500,000 through the Federal Railroad Administration to explore the development of the corridor that has been in the works for over 10 years. The grant is part of the Corridor Identification and Development program.
Up to $1 million in additional planning funds will be provided for proposed high-speed rail service along the corridor, according to a press release by the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
Texans Against High-Speed Rail President Trey Duhon said in a press statement on social media. “The amount of the grant is inconsequential when compared to the $40B+ that will be required to construct the project,”
Duhon added, “After ten years of attempting to get this project moving with no evidence of potential success and keeping landowners and elected officials in the dark about its plans, we are looking forward to working with an entity like Amtrak to bring things into the light to ensure the public’s interest is protected.”