I'm glad you replied back. I have done both now, in various forms - used to have a ~45 minute bus commute, then an hour drive, now I work from home. By far, the drive was the worst of the three, but I wanted to work for a company that was in a different city than I wanted to live, so I had no choice. The bus commute was incredible - I never had to worry about traffic (other than it took longer when the weather was bad), I could check emails in the morning and zone out in the afternoon. It created a really nice separation between work and life. Now I work from home, and it suits me. I've got a spare bedroom that's designated the office, and only work stuff happens in there. I do my normal morning routine, spend the day in that room, then leave it and close the door. I think it's the rigor that makes it work, but I know that's for me, and many other people have far more distraction than I do at home, so it's harder. But, to each their own, and I'm glad you've got a commute that works for you. A train ride every day sounds really nice.