Why the hell should I have to go all around the country to go from Texas to Seattle? And why should I have to do it THROUGH Chi-town?
The center of the universe has recently been relocated to Chi-town (it was another one of those executive orders). Therefore, all high speed rail systems must go through it...
/sarc
It’ll take about 3 days to go to Seattle and the cost will be $20.00 less than flying.
This is from experience with Amtrak.