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It goes through Chicago because the planners, who generally know absolutely nothing about how such a system actually would run, think there's no difference between (1) flying to an out-of-the-way hub for an hour to connect to another 1-hour flight and (2) taking a 3-8 hour daytime train trip to get there, just to connect for another 3-8 hour daytime train trip. Both effectively increase travel time between say 50-200%, but which is less unwieldy to the consumer? Faced with the second option, if I couldn't or wouldn't fly, I'd hop on the Interstate, which coincidentally was not planned using this airline model which is inappropriate for longer duration daytime surface travel. <br /> <br />Such is the fallacy of percentages. <br /> <br />Keep in mind, these are the same planning folks who for decades swore on a stack of GM catalogs and textbooks that surface transit systems competing with automobiles for daytime passengers should have direct routes because (repeat after me, class) "passengers as a general rule will NOT transfer (connect)". <br /> <br />Go figure. <br /> <br />
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