High speed rail in Texas could soon become a reality, but how could that be extended throughout the region? We're continuing to look at the Federal Railroad Administration's high speed rail corridors and what it would be like to build them at true high speed. In this video we will look at one portion of the South Central High Speed Rail Corridor, from Fort Worth, Texas through Dallas and travelling to Little Rock, Arkansas. The route roughly follows interstate 30 on its journey through the Lone Star State to the edge of the Mississippi River Valley. However, the interstate is not so inviting in all places, and battles over land acquisition have cost Texas Central between Houston and Dallas dearly. So where will it go? How much will it cost? Is it worth building? Find out inside.

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image attribution:

"CATA bus in downtown Little Rock, July 2009."
by Marduk
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"Two River Rail streetcars pause at the Historic Arkansas Museum stop, Little Rock, Arkansas."
by RI-Bill
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"A view of the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock"
by HAL333
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Chapters:

0:00 Hey, Its Your Old Pal Lucid Stew Again
0:25 The Region, The Metros, and The Cities
3:04 The Setup
4:45 Fort Worth, TX
5:52 Arlington, TX
6:55 DFW HST Overview
8:00 Dallas, TX
9:54 From Dallas to Texarkana
12:07 Texarkana
14:04 Texarkana to Malvern, AR
15:15 Malvern to Little Rock Option 1
16:10 Malvern to Little Rock Option 2
17:04 Little Rock, AR
18:33 Additional Travel Times
19:43 Intraregional Flights Comparison
21:02 Cost
23:05 Thanks, Super Thanks, and Up Next
23:56 See You On That Big, Beautiful Freeway!

Topics:

HSR
High Speed Rail
FRA
Federal Railroad Administration
South Central HSR Corridor
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
San Antonio
Austin
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Arlington
Grand Prairie
Dallas
AT&T Stadium
Globe Life Field
Choctaw Stadium
Six Flags Over Texas
Little Rock
Texarkana
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas Love Field
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport
American Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Amtrak Texas Eagle
Amtrak
DFW HST
Texas Central Railway
Dallas Fort Worth High Speed Transportation
Japan Railways
N700
Fort Worth Central Station
Forney
Terrell
Rockwall
Greenville
Queen
Another One Bites The Dust
Union Pacific
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Sulphur Springs
Mt. Pleasant
Red River
Arkadelphia
Malvern
Benton
Bryant
Little Rock Union Station
Little Rock Streetcar
Los Angeles
Phoenix
DFW