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That's assuming they're smart, of course. Remember it was Southwest's lobby that sunk the Texas plans back in the mid-'90s. Most of the major airlines don't have that kind of capital right now, and Southwest (which does) seems reluctant to invest in anything not airline-based--which is a pity, because if Southwest were to operate Texas HSR, they would make even more money from those routes than what they currently do from puddle-jumps.
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I attended this conference yesterday that Secretary LaHood spoke at. Jim Crites, Executive Vice President at Dallas/Fort Worth (
http://www.dfwairport.com/pressroom/...hp?ctnid=25815), was on one of the panels. Mr Crites was supportive of high speed rail but Southwest is flies out of Dallas Love Field and not DFW.