Powered by a 1,500-volt electrical current, the shuttle would travel the five miles between the terminals on a rail built along Texas 146. State, port and transportation institute officials on Friday announced an agreement to move toward building the system that has been in the making for a dozen years. The agreement commits port officials to study the economic and engineering feasibility of the electric shuttle, and exactly where building one to handle port traffic makes sense. “It has transformed from this great idea to something that is really quite real,” Port of Houston Authority executive director Roger Guenther said of the freight shuttle. The exact route, cost and who would pay for it will be part of the next few months of study. The analysis will initially focus on a shuttle moving between the two terminals at 30 mph. Roop said he’s hopeful a shuttle could be operational on Houston’s docks within three years, with one year of study and two years of construction. Read the Article Here]]>
