When I saw it earlier, the screenshot looked Microsofty, so I checked Bing Maps, and it suggested the same diversion (although now it routes more directly). Maybe that’s the underlying service, and it’s biased towards sending folks via the Pacific Northwest, because even staying overnight in Chicago seems like it’d beat a four-day trip.

So I think you’re right.

The Kane of the Citizenry
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Doesn’t the Zephyr going the other way take you to Chicago?

Historical note: The sixteen stripes represent colonialist expansion from the founding thirteen.