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Austin to Houston Passenger Rail Study

Description: The purpose of the Austin to Houston Passenger Rail Study is to analyze the feasibility of implementing 110 mph intercity passenger rail service between Austin and Houston including possible service to Bryan/ College Station. This feasibility analysis consisted of identifying the characteristics of existing rail infrastructure and operations in the study corridors, analyzing potential alternative alignments for the passenger rail operations, and determining required infrastructure and impacts f… more
Date: December 2011
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[News Script: Amtrak]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Amtrak passenger rail service from Dallas to Houston which has been postponed.
Date: June 8, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Railroad-Switch.

Description: Patent for improvements in railroad-switches, relating to a simple and more efficient means for throwing a switch of a railway truck, whereby a train of cars or a single car may be switched from the main track to another track or on a siding.
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Hester, James
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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