社評 0704 德州子彈高鐵列車 重現商機

德州子彈高鐵列車 重現商機

德州高院上次裁定在休斯敦和達拉斯間之高鐵興建計劃, 可以徵收私人土地， 這個判決給予高鐵重生之機會。

這項已經策劃了十多年的高鐵子彈列車計劃， 將耗資三百億元， 在時速超過二百英里之高鐵上， 休士頓至達拉斯只需九十分鐘 ，大大地縮短了兩地交通之時間， 並將彻底改變德州未來的面貌。

我們舉雙手贊成這項子彈列車計劃 ，可以從交通和経濟方面作出重大之貢獻。

德州是全美佔地第二大州，地廣人稀 ，其主要城市休士頓、 達拉斯、 奧斯丁及聖安東尼四大城市只有飛機及汽車相通， 從休士頓到達拉斯即便沒有交通阻塞至少要四個半小時，州府奧斯汀近年來特斯拉及世界五百強不斷搬入， 現有之公路早已不敷使用。

這條子弾列車之建成， 將把所有城市變為一日生活圈 ，立即縮短交通時間，並且大大觧除二九 O 及四十五號公路之壓力。

此項子彈列車計劃 ，是一項私人民營工程 ，依賴聯邦政府之大力支持和貸款 ，我們提倡國家基礎建設， 這應該是優先考量之一項大工程。

Future Of The Bullet Train Between Houston And Dallas

Just last week, a divided Texas Supreme Court gave the Texas Bullet Train the power to seize private property if needed to establish the 240-mile passenger rail corridor between Dallas and Houston. It is the nation’s first bullet train and the ruling comes amid financial uncertainty for the $30 billion dollar project.

With the company now having eminent domain authority, the investment will emerge to get the project back on the track.

Some of the property owners were dismayed and disappointed that their land will be forced to be sold in the future.

If this train can be built, it would travel at a speed of up to 200 miles per hour and enable passengers to commute between Dallas and Houston in about 90 minutes.

We are fully in favor of supporting the bullet train. The project will bring economic prosperity to the region and will play a vital role in the most important infrastructure in the United States.

Our national infrastructure has been out of date for many decades. We urge President Biden to help Texas build the bullet train to set an example as the first and major infrastructure project for our nation.