>>1972797>profitable routeThey cut out College Station-Bryan, which is something like a 200k-300k metro area and fast-growing (being a suburb to Houston's suburbs, almost) in favor of paralleling a freight rail route 30 miles out of the way.
>>1972812Interstate 45 is a direct connection from Houston to Dallas. Houston to Austin, surprisingly, is not a direct route. No matter what, you will go through small towns, stoplights, speed traps, and at least one part where you have to take an off-ramp where you want to go.
