A couple of slow-poke trains hauling 18 wheel trailers are a far cry from what could be a game changer in Europe. High speed trains, coupled with a far more integrated train network could, under the right (wrong?? ) circumstances, gut our current intra European flying. Not much we can do about it. If the railroad/ground types can figure out how to minimize ground transfer time from rail to road and the trains really can do the speeds they advertise (at night, a potential hurdle) than you can expect to see it happen. We will always loose to a ground based rival if our overwhelming speed advantage is neutralized.