@nprofile1q... Hi, I'm new to the party, what's the "all this" here? Read a bit through your posts and couldn't really figure. :3
I also travel a lot by train, though not too much across borders, more like 14 times a year (counting back and forth), mainly from Germany to neighbouring countries or France.
Oh well, today I'm returning back from Vienna to Essen and had to switch in Munich, and I'm glad I got the connecting train in the last minute due to delay. 🙃