> with the price of air fares why would you not fly other than for the TSA?

1) You can't build airports in downtown cores, which unavoidably adds 30 minutes at each end.

2) Boarding an airplane with one door is intrinsically slower than boarding a train with many doors. Again, that adds time at embark/disembark.

3) Extra weight on an airplane inherently costs a lot of money, which means that trains will always be more spacious and comfortable.