Los Angeles to Chicago on Amtrak's "Southwest Chief"

[Hiawatha Pete]

11. A trip on VIA Rail's Canadian comes highly recommended

That particular route is temporarily suspended for the next three months until november due to covid. Other routes are running with social distancing and masks required onboard.

If under better circumstances you get a chance to go, I like to tell people to check out the 'sleeper-plus class deals'. Sort of the same idea as last minute seat sales on airlines -a month or two before the scheduled departure date VIA will try to sell off unsold berths and cabins at discounted prices, sometimes 50% off.

The link to the deals can be found at: https://www.viarail.ca/en/deals