{"id":551,"date":"2016-07-19T21:16:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T21:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/transportation\/wp-transportation\/2016\/07\/19\/2-reasons-the-surface-transportation-board-declines-oversight-of-texas-central-high-speed-rail\/"},"modified":"2016-07-19T21:16:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T21:16:00","slug":"2-reasons-the-surface-transportation-board-declines-oversight-of-texas-central-high-speed-rail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/transportation\/wp-transportation\/2-reasons-the-surface-transportation-board-declines-oversight-of-texas-central-high-speed-rail\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Reasons the Surface Transportation Board Declines Oversight of Texas Central High Speed Rail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The proposed high speed rail between Houston and Dallas will not be under the oversight of the Surface Tranportation Board because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The project is completely within Texas precluding oversight by the federal Surface Transportation Board<\/li>\n<li>Connectivity to Amtrack, the argument for federal oversight, was not persuasive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Is this decision permanement?<\/strong> No, if Texas Central\u00a0&#8220;develop[s] concrete plans that would make the Line part of the interstate rail network&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/Federal-board-declines-to-oversee-bullet-train-8386426.php\">Houston Chronicle |\u00a0Federal board declines to oversee Houston-Dallas bullet train project<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourhoustonnews.com\/memorial\/news\/brady-helps-win-first-round-in-federal-fight-over-texas\/article_53be56f4-4d4f-11e6-aa9e-0fa9b1432f4e.html\">Memorial Examiner |\u00a0<\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourhoustonnews.com\/memorial\/news\/brady-helps-win-first-round-in-federal-fight-over-texas\/article_53be56f4-4d4f-11e6-aa9e-0fa9b1432f4e.html?mode=story\" 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network&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/Federal-board-declines-to-oversee-bullet-train-8386426.php\">Houston Chronicle 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