Sleeper trains are still a big thing in Europe. They're tantamount to teleportation - you get on board, have a meal, go to bed and wake up just in time to showe

Sleeper trains are still a big thing in Europe. They're tantamount to teleportation - you get on board, have a meal, go to bed and wake up just in time to shower, eat breakfast and arrive at your destination. An eleven hour journey might only cost you ninety minutes of useful time. https://www.eurail.com/en/europe-by-train/night-trains https://www.eurail.com/en/europe-by-train/night-trains For America, the overwhelming shortcoming is ordinary commuter rail networks. Park-and-ride is a well-proven concept that can massively reduce traffic and local air pollution, while still serving very large areas of suburban sprawl. Many American cities could be completely transformed with a handful of well-planned commuter rail routes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_and_ride https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_and_ride