There have been other examples of high speed rail projects in the United States. In Texas, for example, air carriers managed to find a technicality in the method of financing and they scuttled the project. Some years later, there was the FOX project in Florida. Our team found a way to partner with air carriers. The train from Miami airport could take passengers from the airport to other destinations that the air carriers were perhaps less interested in. We took the longer view and teamed up with air carriers rather than making enemies out of them.
On May 26th, 2009. See this statement in context.