LOL
We have always loved the train but that trip just about removed any thoughts of future trips via Amtrak.
We had considered going Amtrak as far as Klamath Falls but are afraid we might miss the funeral by a day. :)
He was set on taking the train across country. I had done that several times with my parents when I was a little girl. The double decker El Capitan. After I read your horror story to him, he decided that flying wasn't so bad after all. :)