I think you're overestimating rail travel in Europe. We're stuck with limited capacity, grossly different rail systems in each country.. I was on an internatio

I think you're overestimating rail travel in Europe. We're stuck with limited capacity, grossly different rail systems in each country.. I was on an international chartered train from the Netherlands to Germany recently and while the locomotive supported both systems, they had to change drivers at the border. As a result intra-EU train travel is far more expensive and more hassle than air travel. With air a low-fare airline culture has developed, with rail this can never happen without massive infrastructure investment. All the seats are already full so why reduce their cost? So rail in Europe is more of a national phenomenon. It's not like it's a serious alternative to flying. Most countries in Europe are too small to make national flights a thing so rail is mostly used within countries.