Ok, but $40 for 7 hours? You can get a 1-hour flight for $129
We really need more high-speed rail
That’s a 1-hour flight, plus an hour to get to ORD, plus getting there the recommended 2 hours before the flight time to clear security and board, plus baggage claim at MSP. Flying is still faster, but the train is far more chill. High-speed rail would completely beat a plane.
But also, the train makes intermediate stops. I’ve seen a number of Chicago people on social media excited about taking the Borealis to Wisconsin Dells, and that travel time is pretty comparable.
You’re not wrong. Plus, the trip on the train is certainly quite scenic.
Don’t mind the price but the time is long. It will be slightly faster than driving but most of that time is gained going from the Chicago burbs to the city center. Depends on where in Chicago you are going
i remember talk as far back as the 1980s about high-speed rail between the cities and chicago.
still waiting.
It’s particularly embarrassing because the Chicago & Northwestern began Twin Cities to Chicago train service in 1935, called “The 400,” because the railroad advertised “400 miles in 400 minutes.” And they did it with steam.
That’s still only 60mph.
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You’ve gotta be on the very edge of both suburbs to be doing it in that time. Minneapolis to Chicago is generally like 5 30
I got a roomette from Detroit to New Orleans recently and it was delightful. The cafe car was an atrium and I slept like a baby. It obviously cost more than a seat and took a long time but it was a pleasant experience. If I’d flown, I’d have probably just sat in a chair at home.
I am not going to hate on additional service but this feels like a vanity project.
We have delipidated infrastructure that is owned by some geriatrics clowns running it into the ground from their death beds.
Nationalize it and make it high speed. With out this, without these steps, this is just band aid to waste another generation worth of investments so these gereatric clowns’ crotch fruit can collect another generation worth of taxpayers’ money for doing nothing.
While we waste our lives traffic or 2 hour delays in the airport, cheers poor’s!
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