THE CHOICE FOR TEXAS IS CLEAR

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

TexasCentral.com • Text TRAIN to 52886 for Updates • Facebook.com/TexasCentral • Twitter.com/TexasCentral • Instagram.com/theTexasBulletTrain

**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

TexasCentral.com • Text TRAIN to 52886 for Updates • Facebook.com/TexasCentral • Twitter.com/TexasCentral • Instagram.com/theTexasBulletTrain

As of 3/14/18