Keep in mind that some of what was raised would have been reserved for fuel production - that cuts down the amount of food raised but it would also give some fuel for transport - not to take it hundreds of miles but to distribute it locally - i.e. you have a bunch of work by hand and then some of it is distilled, along with methanol, for distribution within the area - probably confined to the areas that the various military forces and marauders controlled or otherwise limited
FYI there would be some ability to get trains going in areas that burn coal where you have museum engines or tourist railroads and access to coal nearby - the Strassburg Railroad for instance or Steamtown USA in Scranton in the US have locomotives that still run on coal and access to local supplies of coal
Not sure if there are similar railroads or museums like that in Europe - I know that the UK has at least one locomotive that still runs on coal - saw it on Top Gear
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