Transportation
Amid Great Progress, Texas High-Speed Rail Takes a Big Step Back
Federal officials rule the rail line won’t stop in Downtown Houston.
America’s train-loving vice president has bestowed his official blessing on the privately funded high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas. On Wednesday, Joe Biden told a Texas crowd that “you’re going to lead this country into an entirely new era of transportation,” reports Brandon Formby of the Dallas Morning News. He also hinted at promising new funding developments on the horizon: