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U.S. transportation secretary gives Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail a push

(Source: Dallas Morning News, January 8, 2014)

DALLAS -- During a speech in San Antonio Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx hopped all aboard a most familiar subject: a high-speed rail line linking Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston, which, if nothing else, will allow Dallas residents the chance to zip south for a decent deli at 200 miles per hour.

Full story: Dallas Morning News

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

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