trains will replace planes

I agree wholeheartedly with James Kunstler's observation that the airlines are dying and that America needs to start reviving the railroads AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. He correctly points out that our country and its "leadership" has its head so far up its ass that it boggles the mind. What I don't understand is why people seem to like air travel, or behave as though they are supposed to like air travel, even in cases where the alternatives make more sense, and even if in their hearts they'd rather be on a train.