ALT Grunge headline: the real reason the United States has no high speed rail network Followed by a picture of a high speed train (elsewhere)

ALT Competition is supposed to be the key factor that makes the whole U.S. system work, but the airline industry pours buckets of cash into lobbying against high-speed rail, trying to ensure that the tracks never get built. This hostility has become particularly evident in Texas, according to the Texas Tribune, as the state's attempts to build a 200 mph line between Dallas and Houston have been smashed by aggressive attacks and lobbying by Southwest Airlines. CityLab reports that the airline went so far as to threaten leaving the Lone Star State entirely. Bullying, much?