Plans are reportedly being revived for a high-speed rail link utilizing Japanese trains running between Houston and Dallas.

President Joe Biden is reportedly seeking to revive a project that would construct a high-speed railway from Houston to Dallas in Texas utilizing Japanese bullet trains.

According to a Reuters report on Tuesday, citing unnamed administration sources, the White House is looking to make an announcement on the project following talks between Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington, D.C., this week.

The Japanese government and the White House declined to comment on the report, though the project has seen renewed support from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who told KXAS in Fort Worth on Sunday: “We believe in this.”

  • garretble@lemmy.worldEnglish
    282·
    8 months ago

    But I’m sure someone in the Texas government will say trains are “woke” and kill the project.

    • Mossy Feathers (She/They)
      7·
      8 months ago

      No, just the airlines. This project has been around for a very long time, and it keeps getting killed by airline lobbyists.