A few years ago I was visiting in Switzerland, and thought I'd go and spend a few days in Paris. I could not do so because SNCF (French rail, basically) was on

A few years ago I was visiting in Switzerland, and thought I'd go and spend a few days in Paris. I could not do so because SNCF (French rail, basically) was on strike and it wasn't clear whether I'd be able to get back in time for my flight. I was told by a friend of mine in Zurich this happens quite a bit with SNCF. Which is to say that if I were in Europe, I'd prefer to have several transportation options, which hopefully would not coordinate their labor strikes, rather than be stuck only with trains.