I’m writing this editorial – where else? – on a train, on my way to our Brno editorial office. Railways have been a constant in my life, largely thanks to my father’s former profession. Until the age of 26, I enjoyed the perk of “company travel,” crossing half of Europe by train, with a particular fondness for the Balkans. It was quite an adventure in those days. Today, though the free rides are a thing of the past, my passion for the railway endures, despite the occasional accidents and hours-long delays I have experienced over the years. While I’ve never done the exact math, I estimate I cover over 40,000 kilometers by rail each year.