Montgomery County commissioners still oppose the Texas Central high-speed rail line. (Jules Rogers/Community Impact Newspaper) A resolution to oppose the Texas Central high-speed rail line was passed unanimously by Montgomery County Commissioners Court on March 19. “This request was brought to my office by [state Rep.]Steve Toth, [R-The Woodlands],” Precinct 3 Commissioner James Noack said. “We passed this resolution in some fashion twice before.” “We all know how we feel abo

Passenger rail in the United States has fallen a long way since it was the dominant mode of long-distance transportation. In a world of competition among cars, planes and trains, the point-to-point functionality of automobiles and the speed of planes means that most trains with existing technologies cannot compete. U.S. passenger trains (with the exception of tourist services) do not run without federal or state operating and capital assistance. Yet in other countries, unsubs

Where traffic congestion is concerned, Nashville, Tenn., may not be on par with the likes of Boston or Los Angeles, but that doesn’t mean commuters aren’t feeling its effects. According to a recent report, the metro area ranks in the top 20 for most congested cities in the nation, and officials there think technology and new transit options might help alleviate some of that pressure. In this central metro region of 1.9 million residents, traffic congestion jumped 20 percent f

Leaders of California's high-speed rail project told the Trump administration Monday its plans to take back $2.5 billion in federal money and withhold another $1 billion earmarked for the project are "disastrous policy" and "legally indefensible." Terminating the money "would cause massive disruption, dislocation, and waste, damaging the region and endangering the future of high-speed rail in California and elsewhere in the nation," Brian Kelly, the chief executive for the pr