leaves at 6.55pm and arrives at 12.05am: a 225-mile journey that can be
   made more cheaply, quickly and frequently by bus.
   The proposed Texas Central high-speed rail line would span
   approximately 386,240 meters (240 miles) between Dallas and Houston.
   Travel time would be less than 90 minutes, or a little under half the
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   Meanwhile, a new service is proposed for northern Indiana. Another
   business in New England hopes to connect Worcester to Providence. And a
   controversial, troubled, high-speed rail project between Los Angeles
   and San Francisco is under construction with public money, at least
   initially.
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   More schemes could follow if Donald Trump follows through on his
   campaign pledge for a $1tn infrastructure package likely to lean
   heavily on public-private partnerships, though the high-speed rail
   stimulus plan that Barack Obama announced in 2009 faltered amid
   Republican resistance.
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   operate the system. We will have a compelling economic model that will
   attract equity and debt to get this built,” said Tim Keith, the
   company’s president. “It’s perfect for high-speed rail … Texans have
   told us that they will leave their cars and trucks behind for a safe,
   predictable, comfortable and productive trip.”
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   landowners but recognise the slippery slope that this puts us on. We’re
   talking about a private company trying to do it for private gain,” said
   Kyle Workman, president of the Texans Against High Speed Rail group.
   “Why would we give them the authority to take people’s private property
   to do that?” Especially, he added, when there is “a high probability of