This is a journey I've wanted to do my whole life, and when COVID hit in 2020 and the Amtrak fares dropped, it was the perfect opportunity to hit the rails and see the whole continent!

We start on Day 1 at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station, riding through Pennsylvania aboard Amtrak's "PENNSYLVANIAN", traveling through Horseshoe Curve and seeing the historic sites of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

After a brief stopover in Pittsburgh, we take the "CAPITOL LIMITED" to Chicago, where we tour some of the historic sites and see the historic Union Station on Day 2.

From Chicago, we take the "SOUTHWEST CHIEF" across the whole Western United States, riding through the prairies and across the American deserts on Day 3 and into 4. We roll into California, through the smoke of the wildfires and through historic Sante Fe rail yards.

Across these three days, we met several fellow travelers, each with their own unique stories and Amtrak workers who truly love what they do.