In decades past, St. Louis was considered a much more important city than it is now. Many transcontinental travelers connected between East-West trains at St. Louis.
Today, all these connections are made in Chicago. That works well considering the populations of Chicago and St. Louis, but St. Louis still would work well for a connection point in so many cases. For example, a trip from Cincinnati to Kansas City could be a lot shorter if the connection were made in St. Louis rather than overnight in Chicago.
Do you guys think a train from the East Coast through St. Louis, connecting to the Southwest Chief to the West Coast would work today, or is there just not enough demand?
Today, all these connections are made in Chicago. That works well considering the populations of Chicago and St. Louis, but St. Louis still would work well for a connection point in so many cases. For example, a trip from Cincinnati to Kansas City could be a lot shorter if the connection were made in St. Louis rather than overnight in Chicago.
Do you guys think a train from the East Coast through St. Louis, connecting to the Southwest Chief to the West Coast would work today, or is there just not enough demand?