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Doesn't Europe have an extensive passenger train network?
Also, I recently rode on Amtrak for a long trip from Columbia, SC to Baltimore, MD. This was my first time on any kind of train other than a subway or metro line. It had its drawbacks (incredibly long travel time and delays), but I always felt safe, and I had a lot more room than I would have had on any flight. The major drawbacks where the seats were somewhat uncomfortable and things like that are largely due to the fact that the cars were pretty old, and not inherent to train travel if it was properly maintained. The cost was much less, and the free parking was such a great bonus.
I thought about taking an Amtrak to Boston for a trip since it was a vacation and I wasn't in a huge rush travel wise. By "incredibly long travel time" in my case it would have gone from ~3 hours (two roughly one hour flights with a very short layover you've got to haul ass through because for some reason the relevant gates are both at the far ends of different concourses at Dulles) to about a day. Wasn't in a rush, but that's a bit too far to the other extreme.