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Editorial: Bullet train momentum in Texas

(Source: Dallas Morning News, April 1, 2014)

DALLAS, Texas -- There are different categories of momentum for a transportation project — the financial, technical and political — and success typically depends on all three. It was in the political category that a privately funded Texas bullet-train venture got a major shot of octane last week, to the delight of those of us pulling for the project.

Full story: Dallas Morning News

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

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