Texas Star Triangle
Midland, TX
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Odessa, TX (20.1 mi).
About Midland
Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Midland County in West Texas, with small portions extending into Martin County.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
⚠️ All figures below are parametric estimates scaled from the proposal's own budget ($8.5T ÷ 17,000 mi ≈ $500M per mile), not engineering quotes. Methodology is shown so you can check the math.
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Mid-size terminal — 200K–1M catchment ($1–2B range) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.2× on $200M base | $240M |
| Track: Midland → Odessa | 20.1 mi × $500M/mi | $10.1B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $11.8B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the downtown Midland depot district near the existing Amtrak station. The rail-served site sits in the Tall City's downtown core, already a business-travel magnet from the Permian Basin energy industry. I-20 frontage serves the whole basin. The depot district has room to grow without greenfield sprawl.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
🛤️ Infill stops toward Odessa: the proposal envisions more stops than cities — smaller stations between majors. Plausible infills on this leg:
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- Midland International Air & Space Port district — intermodal link midway.
- Gardendale — community between the two cities on I-20.
- West Odessa — developed area at the Odessa approach.