The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 27, 2010
Fact Sheet: High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program: Ft. Worth Area
Awardees: Texas Department of Transportation
Total Approximate Funding (entire corridor): $4,000,000
Benefiting State: Texas
Final design and construction of signal timing improvements at grade crossings between Fort Worth and the Texas/Oklahoma border, which will increase the operating speed of Amtrak's Heartland Flyer and improve the train's on-time performance.
