“You can’t fight the railroad” Texas would be great for high speed rail and we all know it. Texans hate the idea of the government using its power over them,

“You can’t fight the railroad” Texas would be great for high speed rail and we all know it. Texans hate the idea of the government using its power over them, especially when it comes to a train line in their yard. A lot of the hostility in the US is probably historically based. I worked in rail engineering a few years ago and the rail companies are…powerful. As in “Mrs or Mr Mayor/Governor go fuck yourself” level powerful. The legacy of rail is full of powerful assholes. It’s an awful industry for anybody with a decent education and understanding of the planet. Honestly if you are a big ox of a person and a flat earth advocate, a track gang is a good spot for you. Rail is not liked in the US because the railroads have acted like assholes for more than 100 years here. Just ask the Chinese.