The real point is that, if you have to first accelerate to 3,000 km/s - i.e., if you are able to first accelerate to the cruising speed - you don't even need to "hook up" with the space train: Just continue cruising at 3,000 km/s in the frictionless vacuum of space.
Until shortly before you reach your destination, in which case you will have to deccelerate anyway.
Regards,
“The real point is that, if you have to first accelerate to 3,000 km/s - i.e., if you are able to first accelerate to the cruising speed”
Exactly!
If you can already get ‘cars’ up to that speed and decelerate them... why link them to a train ever? Just fly around in the cars and call it a day.