The Texas Bullet Train vs. French National Railroad
TEXAS BULLET TRAIN FRENCH NATIONAL RAILROAD
Texas company, investor owned • Owned by French government*
Free Market driven • French monopoly, NO competition in >$12 billion investment in Texas French high-speed market Finance • Anti-trust investigation into Market Led approach, data Model driven decisions ongoing merger No operational grants or subsidies • Operational grants and subsidies used heavily (>$16 bil/yr) in France Construction will not begin until funds are raised • SNCF $46 billion in debt as of 2017*
Shinkansen technology yields 53 year • First serious accident occurred 2 years
perfect safety record after operations began in France 0 crashes, 0 derailments to date due to • 10 accidents, 5 derailments in Safety France since 1988 due to tracks, train, train or operator error and operator error Automatic Train Control (ATC), meets & exceeds US requirements • 2 accidents in the US via Keolis commuter transit
Custom designed safety & maintenance
plan developed and enforced by FRA Ongoing • Under investigation for failure to properly Operations fund operations and maintenance** Operations fund train maintenance and investment
No at-grade crossings with roads
or railways • Corridor mixes passenger and freight Fully dedicated corridor Mixed-Use • Mixed use tracks for systems with 0 opportunityfor intersection with freight varying speeds present trains or other passenger vehicles
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**International Railway Journal, 2.20.18
* SNCF is the French parent company to SNCF America THE CHOICE FOR TEXAS IS CLEAR (cont.) The Texas Bullet Train vs. French National Railroad
TEXAS BULLET TRAIN FRENCH NATIONAL RAILROAD
• 1 full-time SNCF America employee
30+ full-time Texas Central staff, based in MD and growing Employees • More lobbyists than employees 3 Office locations in Texas • Home office located in MD suburb
North Texas – Brazos Valley – Houston • Texas Triangle
Proposed 240 Mile Length total Texas Market • 480 miles Less than 90 Minute travel time Served • No travel times proposed DEIS issued 12/17 • No environmental study underway
• French government owned and
Investor-owned infrastructure operated – responsible for: NO government grants or Invester- 1. Designing, building, and operational subsidies owned vs. operating high-speed trains Addresses pent-up market demand State- 2. Choosing station locations/ through data-based selection process owned system extensions without the use of government grants • Proposed $14.6 billion public grant, ongoing subsidies for TX plan
Global standard gauge track System • Global standard gauge track
Global standard 25kv overhead power Design • Global standard 25kv overhead power
Quietest high-speed train in the world
• Louder train sounds and vibrations Less vibration - 12 ton axlewieght train Trainsets • More vibration - 17 ton axlewieght train Widest train body for seat comfort • Interior width narrower than the Lowest “per seat” power consumption Texas Bullet Train of any high-speed train
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