Actually trains are much more comfortable than planes ever are.
You can move around and sit where you want. Makes even long trips much more comfortable. I definitely don’t relish 6 hour flight cross-country.
In fact, my dad ended up HAVING to take trains to visit his siblings in NE. Blood clotting danger. Flights, no good.
I was quite comfortable riding the train from Los Angeles to Cleveland and back as a kid - twice. But my 6'4", 250lb father couldn't handle the seats. He slept on the cushioned bench in the club car.
Later, we switched to air travel. The first time was on a 727. That sucker was LOUD!
... amen to that! we recently got back from a 17 hour flight from Sydney, Australia, and I felt like I just got out of surgery and needed rehab. OTOH, when we take the 17 hour Amtrak Auto Train to Florida, we buy a sleeper cabin, have a great dinner and breakfast, enjoy the ride, and arrive refreshed.
It is obvious that you have never been on a train in China or India. That is a ride from HELL, I can tell you.
Good interstate busses are best and most comfortable. We have a privately owned North East bus company which wins very high grades. No one drives to Logan Airport any more. Bus service to a d from a terminals
i agree. I have ridden trains in the US and Europe. In both cases, if you have the time, a big IF in these angst-ridden days, riding the train beats flying.