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This argument neglects the fact that the railroads have no problem moving high-priority Z trains just fine.

If UPS can ship Amazon prime packages overnight via rail, I have a hard time buying the argument that I should be taking a flight from Portland to Vancouver because the system can't handle it.

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"High priority Z trains" still take three to six days to get to their destination. Freight schedules are unpredictable, and that's fine, because freight doesn't care. Passengers do care.

> I have a hard time buying the argument that I should be taking a flight from Portland to Vancouver because the system can't handle it.

Do you really want to sit overnight from Portland to Vancouver on a train as opposed to flying there in an hour and twenty minutes? Most people don't.

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