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[quote user="Paul of Covington"] It won't happen if Louisiana has to pay one penny. [/quote] Good point!   Even if Texas and Louisiana had the money, would this be the best place to put it? Greyhound, Inc. and Kerville Bus Company have 14 daily offerings between Dallas and Shreveport. The trip takes approximately 3.5 to 4 hours. At least 8 of the trips operate during daylight hours, and the 14 day advance fare is $37.   I have the same objection to this proposal that I had to the Heartland Flyer. One train a day does not offer most travelers a convenient option. And there is a low probability that it can cover its operating costs, which I believe should be the minimum criteria for any rail passenger service. Passenger rail makes sense in relatively short, high density corridors, where the cost to expand the highway and the airways is prohibitive.  Dallas to Shreveport does not meet these critieria.   Texas, as well as the nation, would be better served by implementing passenger rail where it meets the criteria outlined above. In Texas the most viable potential corridors are Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Austin and San Antonio, DFW to Houston, and Houston to San Antonio.  This is the "triangle" that the federal DOT has highlighted as an area where passenger rail could be a viable option to deal with burgeoning traffic congestion in Texas.  Allocating monies for routes that don't meet the criteria stated above, where frequent, quick, convenient, and economical passenger rail is a viable option, dissipates monies that should be focused where they are likely to do the most good.
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