The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) received over $55 billion worth of grant requests from 37 states and the District of Columbia for $8 billion in available American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) high-speed and intercity passenger rail funding.
On January 28, 2009, the FRA awarded $11 million to Texas, which had applied for a total of $1.8 billion.
$4 million in HSIPR ARRA funds will be used for adjusting signal timing over 63 miles of the BNSF Fort Worth Subdivision. The project will reduce travel time on the Texas leg of the Heartland Flyer by over 15 minutes by increasing travel speeds from 49 mph to 79 mph.
$7 million from the FY09 appropriations bill will be used to lay additional track for a portion of the Trinity Rail Express (TRE) in Fort Worth . The project will improve commuter rail service between Fort Worth and Dallas. Amtrak’s Texas Eagle on-time performance is also expected to improve once it is moved to the TRE from the Union Pacific Corridor, freeing up critical time at the Tower 55 intersection in Fort Worth.
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TxDOT Rail Applications
| Project | Format |
| Austin/San Antonio Emerging High Speed Rail Preliminary Engineering |
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| BNSF Fort Worth Sub Crossing Signal Improvements |
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| BNSF Fort Worth Sub Capitalized Maintenance |
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| Dallas to Marshall Capacity Study |
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| High Speed Rail Express Texas T-Bone Preliminary Engineering |
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| High Speed Rail Express Texas T-Bone Planning |
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| BNSF/UP Tower 55 Improvements |
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| BNSF Tower 60 Phase II Connector |
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| TRE Valley View Double Track Project IV |
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| Texas High Speed Rail - South Central and Connection to Gulf Coast Corridor Planning, Design, Engineering and Construction |
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