We leave from Longview, TX on our first Amtrak vacation in a few days and to say we are excited is an understatement. We get off to visit several cities starting with Chicago, spend a week in Montana and also see Yellowstone. We will be gone a month, cover 15 states by train and a cruise to Alaska from Seattle before heading to Los Angeles working our way back to Longview. Haven't been this excited since I bought the truck of my dreams 16 years ago.. and it's still my daily driver 468,000+ miles later.