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Texas High Speed Rail 2019

Can, and should, a Houston to Dallas high speed rail be built?  Absolutely!

Can it be financed privately, entirely without funding or debt from the state of Texas?  Definitely!

When will it happen? When he** freezes over!

Infrastructure, like railroads or passenger mass transit, don't get built or maintained without massive government investment.  None of those above are independently profitable as businesses.  They require government paid contracts, subsidies, and direct investment.

The Texas state legislature is in session until May 27, 2019.  It's hoped that pro-high speed rail laws will be passed.

Hoped for by people other than me.  Previous state legislatures have specifically said no state money.  I doubt there will be any startup without both state and federal funds.

The phrase from the Film Flam business is, "They give good meeting."  We've been waiting for decades for a high speed rail operation to start functioning in Texas.

Below are some happy ending high speed rail videos.  Maybe they should start a website called "RailHub."

https://youtu.be/PKtrURk8NRA

https://youtu.be/BvTFiktFn7U

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