Amtrak has announced that it has joined Texas Central to apply for federal funding for the Dallas - Houston high-speed line development project in Texas, USA.

Texas Central and Amtrak have submitted applications to various federal funding programs to secure additional resources for further research and design phases. These include the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure Safety and Improvements (CRISI) grant program, the Corridor Identification and Development program, and the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (FSP-National) grant program. The proposed high-speed rail system, covering a distance of 379 km and utilizing Shinkansen trains capable of speeds up to 300 km/h, is anticipated to offer a travel time of less than 90 minutes between Dallas and Houston. This initiative is expected to yield substantial benefits in the domains of social, environmental, employment, and economic aspects for the state of Texas. Projections indicate that the introduction of high-speed rail services will lead to an annual reduction of over 90,718 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, conservation of 246 million liters of fuel, and the removal of 12,500 cars from Interstate Highway 45 between Dallas and Houston on a daily basis.