If you want to compete or want something lighter, go with Ticket to Ride. If you want to dig into the game more or want to win/lose as a group, go with Pandemic. In Ticket to Ride: Europe such simple blocking isn't as big a deal as you can use train stations to complete routes. Thank you all for the replies!
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The Board Game Geek community gives it a complexity rating of 1.9/5. I agree it's a medium-light game that offers more than it requires of players. Who Will Enjoy It? If you're the sort of person who likes to play nice and isn't too competitive, you should probably check out Ticket to Ride.
The highest-scoring routes are Seattle to New York (22 points), Los Angeles to New York (21 points), Los Angeles to Miami (20 points), and Vancouver to Montreal (20 points).
Many of the lines don't make any money or are operated at a loss. To accommodate the money-losing routes, Amtrak uses profits from its popular lines, such as the Northeast Corridor. Since this is one of the most popular routes, Amtrak can charge higher prices and send those profits to other, less profitable lines.
The longest route includes all the red trains (50 trains) and does not include all the blue trains of the smaller routes branching off. Note that the branches do not count although they are connected. The Trans America Express (worth 10 points) card in Ticket To Ride is awarded to the player with the longest route.
The Europe edition of Ticket to Ride is essentially the sequel to the original, and it's been referred to as the gamer's version of Ticket to Ride. The basic gameplay stays the same, but now on a European map. There were two main concepts added to the game in the terms of ferries and tunnels.