High-Speed Rail group studying downtown Fort Worth sites

June 8,2017

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Reposted from Fort Worth Business Press

By Rick Mauch

Having already authorized the creation of a multijurisdictional local government corporation with the city of Dallas and other local government entities for the DFW Core Express High-Speed Rail Connection between Fort Worth and Dallas, now comes the decision where to base it.

The Fort Worth City Council, in its work session June 6, was given a briefing on the possibility of several possible sites. They include the Intermodel Transportation Center, Central Rail Station, East Sundance, Southside, Butler Place, Texas and Pacific Station, and East Lancaster.

"It's a large train system and we're trying to figure out how to squeeze that into downtown Fort Worth," said Brad Lonberger of Gateway Planning Group.

The group will make its recommendations in July.

Along with a high-speed system that would get travelers from Fort Worth to Dallas in a matter of minutes, the hope is to include Houston, Austin and San Antonio in the routes. The proposed route between Fort Worth and Dallas would also have a stop in Arlington.

"You are the lynch pin," said Michael Morris of the North Central Texas Council of Governments. "It all comes through here."