>From climber reports there are a lot complicated train switching, including
the Cortina tram and other systems that get down to the faster flat parts of
France, Italy, Austria and Germany
Then too, the Euro systems have been under development since the 19thC.
The main connector between LA and SF area AmTrac follows the old rail sytsems following 101 and accounts for long time delays as it meanders through one coastal berg after another.
CG