Rail advocate says high-speed rail needed for Texas

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Rail advocate says high-speed rail needed for Texas
(Source: Longview News-Journal, September 12, 2018)

KILGORE, Texas — In six years, a new mode of travel between the state’s two largest metro areas could be a 90-minute train ride over 240 miles of Texas.

Full story: Longview News-Journal

Friday, September 14, 2018

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