$20 says Texas gets its high-speed rail project functional before California does.

Here are the details:

A new report from D Magazine quotes a Texas Tribune reporter talking about the high-speed train.

The report said a member of the Texas Transportation commission has confirmed that Texas Central High-Speed Railway is studying the possibility of a Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston rail line.

And here’s why Texas would beat California, if this project happens:

TCHR is a for-profit company.

Yup, I’m talking trash about both California, and the inability of government to measure up to private enterprise. So?

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Moe Lane

9 thoughts on “$20 says Texas gets its high-speed rail project functional before California does.”

  2. I’m doubtful. There’s not exactly a clamor here in Houston for an easy way to visit Dallas. We’d prefer an easy way to visit San Antonio. Or Siberia.

      1. I spent a month in Dallas one weekend… most of it stuck in traffic.
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        I found the same to be true the week I spent in Houston.
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        I’m not interested in ever visiting either again, but given the traffic on I-45, I suspect some Texans may find this useful.
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        Mew

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  4. Am I the only one who thinks a Texan bullet train should be called the “Long Colt”?

  5. Wasn’t there a for-profit outfit trying to build a high-speed rail link between Las Vegas and .. was it Victorville, CA?
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    I think the business model says that people could start their vacations an hour or two earlier, drinking on the train – and likely playing slots or something once they cross the NV border – but I can’t find a recent reference to it.
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    Mew

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