While I am anti-Blight Rail, a PRIVATELY FINANCED high speed rail project doesn’t bother me provided farmers are not bullied off their lands or out of their homes by eminent domain (in other words, fair compensation is given for any land used) and the terminal points do not disturb traffic any more than regular rail would.
My main problem, besides logistics, is that Houston and the Dallas Metroplex are both very auto-dependent cities. How far can you get in either without needing a car? So, I am not sure the train would be a money-maker unless it can somehow become more efficient at getting business travelers between the two points at less cost and time than catching a flight on Southwest between Hobby and Love Field.
I agree. If this is a privately-funded project without government interference, then market forces of supply, demand, and price will do what they do best to determine what and how something like this could work cost-effectively for a profit.
If it’s a government project fuhgeddaboudit.