In 1989, the ValTrans elevated rail proposal, was turned down by voters in a referendum due to cost and feasibility concerns.

Voters approved the last light rail proposal but it was struck down when the city council decided to overrule voters.

He sought big construction projects, like an upgrade for Amtrak and a high-speed rail proposal in Texas, only to watch profits from contracts shrivel.

On November 7, 2006 Kansas City passed a light rail proposal.

The mall has been included in many rail proposals to relieve traffic on Interstate 80.

It would offer only mild improvements on the existing travel times, and therefore could not be considered a true high-speed rail proposal.

Previous high-speed rail proposals have failed, in part because of green groups' opposition to corridor alignments.

However, some critics regard the rail proposals as a source of undue delay to the road scheme.

Also in the 2000 election, Austinites narrowly rejected a light rail proposal put forward by Capital Metro.

A roading option was consequently chosen and the rail proposal did not eventuate.