My wife and I did this several years back, New York to Chicago to San Francisco, and it really was a wonderful experience.
But get a sleeper compartment, don't sit with the cattle. It's worth it, really.
And that's even though we spent little time in our compartment almost the whole trip we were up in the observation car watching the American landscape roll by.
One highlight of the trip was when storms over Helper, UT, washed out some of the ballast from the tracks. We had to wait three hours for someone from the railroad to come inspect to see if it was safe to pass. While waiting, there was a guy with a guitar in the observation car, and we had a nice sing-along.
It's just a great way to see samples of everything America has to offer.
But get a sleeper compartment, don't sit with the cattle. It's worth it, really.
And that's even though we spent little time in our compartment almost the whole trip we were up in the observation car watching the American landscape roll by.
One highlight of the trip was when storms over Helper, UT, washed out some of the ballast from the tracks. We had to wait three hours for someone from the railroad to come inspect to see if it was safe to pass. While waiting, there was a guy with a guitar in the observation car, and we had a nice sing-along.
It's just a great way to see samples of everything America has to offer.