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Originally Posted by Centropolis
the fastest train i’m seeing is still 5:25 STL to CHI in august.
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While the driving time between St. Louis and Chicago is reported as 4 hours and 27 minutes by Google over the 296 miles or 476 kilometers.
https://www.google.com/search?q=driv...hrome&ie=UTF-8
Car averages 65+ mph, the train averages 53+ mph.
If you really want to see ridership grow on the trains in relation to cars, the train's average speed needs to be faster than by a car.
That applies to any and every route you wish to discuss.
