During my military service I traveled by train all the time and there never where any serious issues.
"Oh no the train is ten minutes late - let's freak out everybody and enjoy that we Germans just got another reason to bitch around, although we will be able to catch our follow up trains just fine, aka no damage done. "
As Skybird said, they aren't as great as they try to pretend, but they usually get you where you want comfortable and in time.
If you wanna know how awesome train rides can be, hop one of the freighters in India. If you survive you can bitch some more about the Deutsche Bahn.
(not directed to anyone here, just saying...)
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