Faster than a speeding (bullet) train in Texas

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Is the bullet train coming to Texas?

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And BART gets serious about fare evasion with new gates.

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Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute.

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According to the Dallas Morning News, new government funding may make high

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speed rail a possibility in Texas.

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The U.

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S.

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Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration recently

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announced awards of half a million dollars each to proposed high speed

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rail corridors that would connect Fort Worth, Dallas, and Houston.

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The vision is to make the trip through the three Texas cities in less than two hours.

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And in Oakland, California, Bay Area Rapid Transit is testing out new fare

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gates, replacing the 20 year old waist high gates with taller gates made of

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stronger material that swing open.

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The intention is to prevent fare evasion and increase rider safety.

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BART plans to install over 700 new fare gates by the end of 2025.

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I'm Julie Gates.