Nathan Bernier Austin transportation reporter KUT News
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Studies say Austin-San Antonio passenger rail requires $13 billion or a route Union Pacific resists

A pair of new rail studies give Austin and San Antonio a clearer choice: negotiate with Union Pacific or build a mostly elevated $13.5 billion line along SH 130.

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Union Pacific operates thousands of miles of freight rail through Texas, including in Monahans. The rail company says sharing a freight line between Austin and San Antonio with passenger trains is logistically difficult, prompting officials to study an alternate route that would cost more than $13 billion.
Union Pacific operates thousands of miles of freight rail through Texas, including in Monahans. The rail company says sharing a freight line between Austin and San Antonio with passenger trains is logistically difficult, prompting officials to study an alternate route that would cost more than $13 billion.

A pair of new rail studies give Austin and San Antonio a clearer choice: negotiate with Union Pacific or build a mostly elevated $13.5 billion line along SH 130.