Maybe not during the ride, but taking a 

train

requires more effort in my opinion. You have to plan ahead and sometimes you might arrive between a trough when there are no trains for awhile and you have to sit there waiting.

You also have to be considerate of other people, like you may need to give up a seat for a older person or a pregnant woman. You might be sharing a standing-pole and have to make sure you're close enough to grab it but not too close to the other people. You need to make sure you don't stare at someone and make them feel uncomfortable.

But perhaps i'm describing more of the local train rather than a longer commute one that you seem to be describing.

But i do believe the effort I listed above makes the train enjoyable in a different way than the car. It makes you feel connected to something larger because you have to integrate yourself into it.

WIth the car it's just get in and go when you want. That has it's advantages too but if i were to have to pick just one I'd pick the train so long as it was as accessible as it is in a place like 

Berlin

. Of course that's not the case in much of the states.

lines

Now I am on a

train

, something like a metal river, a lot less fun, and less sunny. There is no light and I can see my self in the window. Hello!