Man, I am with the poster who hates air travel! Me too!
I am a retired Airbus captain with lifetime free travel bennies on American and I have a "KTN" for which I paid $85 useless dollars. I am, and was while in uniform with all those silver stripes, treated like a known terrorist by TSA. Last I knew, the only folks not treated with suspicion were the fuelers and caterers.
I vote for Amtrak, dining cars, and decent connections. That, or a Piper Cub, or an automobile. No thank you on the connecting bus lines or box lunches.