Seriously. I tried to take a train this summer for my European vacation after landing on my direct flight from the US in lieu of a connection. 12 hours and 3 delayed / canceled trains later we were at our hotel which was a mere 189 miles from where we landed and they were both major cities...

If I would have just hung out in the airport for 4 hours and caught the 50 minute connection it would have been a much more pleasant experience.