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I think there are better perspectives to look at it from than "replacing local commuter rail".

1. What commutes will it suddenly make practical?

2. What air traffic will it replace?

Being able to effectively commute from Columbus to Chicago would open up a lot of job opportunities for myself and many others.

If it replaces COS->DEN then that's 3 hours of a lot of peoples lives back when they travel.