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by foxyv 1137 days ago
If you are holding up Houston of all places as to why trains are not a solution to transportation, you may want to look into other areas. Houston and Texas in general is actively hostile to public transit projects. Anything which even remotely impacts driving is opposed by huge lobbies. There is a reason that car manufacturers and distributors have moved there over the past few decades.

As for flooding and subways. The Dutch are literally 6 feet below sea level and seem to manage just fine.