L-Star passenger rail depends partly on Travis Co. funding

About $1.8-billion dollars is how much planners of the future Lone Star Rail system say it will cost to build the passenger train line connecting Georgetown and San Antonio, stopping in downtown Austin. News Radio KLBJ's Jarrod Allen reports: The L-STAR district's planners met with the Travis County Commissioners about the deal Thursday.  At their initial service level, the L-STAR's Joe Black says they propose to provide a bare-bones, 60-minute service at peak hours, and every two hours off-peak with no express-service to begin with. "The line that runs down Mopac, down through downtown Austin, and then through each of ...

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