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I agree, travel distances is a problem. But how long is too long? The Northeast Corridor is 450 miles. Yet, very few ride it all the way.... Recently I flew to Chicago, for the first time in 11 years, to attend my son's wedding. Getting to the airport took an hour, I waited 2 hours before the flight departed, another 20 minutes wasted while the long que of airliners took off, a two hour flight, another 15 minutes wasted circling the airport to land with another long que of airliners, and worst of all, 15 minutes to debark the aircraft, another15 minutes for my luggage to arrive, and then an hour to my sons house. Total time was 7 hours and 5 minutes. You will notice that it would take 6 hours to travel to Chicago by high speed train. Since the station is closer to my home and my son's home, add an hour to the 6 hours, and I will be there in the same time as I flew....7 hours or so. There is no need to get to a station 2 hours early. Usually I arrive around 10-15 minutes early to catch a train. So add another 30 minutes..... I can debark a train in 30 seconds... So 900 miles begins to looks better..... But as you said, many will be getting off in Oklahoma City, Kansas City, St. Louis, and possibly Springfield before the train gets to Chicago.... Unlike airliners, train routes are linear. And probably as many will get on in those cities as got off.....
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