[hammersklavier]

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.