RobertB
Train Attendant
I can't find any updates on the situation with Amtrak working with and/or fighting against the local transit authorities, on the plan to move the Texas Eagle off of the crowded UP tracks between Dallas and Fort Worth, and onto the TRE tracks. It's a complete no-brainer - eliminate delays due to freight, and the crazy maneuvers through the Tower 55 junction required to back the train out of the Fort Worth station. But it's being held up by liability issues: nobody wants to pay the bill in case of a disaster.
The last update I can find online is this pair of Fort Worth Star-Telegram links (an article and related blog post). Those were in August 2012, and a deadline at the end of the month was approaching - Federal stimulus funds were due to evaporate. But no news since then.
The topic was recently discussed in this thread, but it devolved into a political discussion over the relative primary coloration of various states. (***?)
Has anyone heard any news on this issue? How about the idea of using the same tracks to run the Hearland Flyer from OKC to DAL via FTW?
The last update I can find online is this pair of Fort Worth Star-Telegram links (an article and related blog post). Those were in August 2012, and a deadline at the end of the month was approaching - Federal stimulus funds were due to evaporate. But no news since then.
The topic was recently discussed in this thread, but it devolved into a political discussion over the relative primary coloration of various states. (***?)
Has anyone heard any news on this issue? How about the idea of using the same tracks to run the Hearland Flyer from OKC to DAL via FTW?