I took the Empire Builder from Montana to Chicago when I was in college. It was a 28 or 34 hour ride, depending on which of the two trains you took.
sleeping in the seat is quite difficult Yes, but i ended up learning to sleep anywhere, door opening or not.
But as you say the view from the upper level in the senic car was worth it. I remember the journey through North Dakota next to route US 2. Those days, everyone had one of the mercury-vapor yard lights that would turn on automatically at dark, and you could see them for 10 miles or more. There would be hour-long stretches in which you would see non of these on either side.
Since I got off the train at Shelby, I never went through Glacier Park on the train.
Insofar as a bucket list item, put on there taking a convertible on the Going to the Sun highway. I got to check that one off when going to the Glacier/Waterton international Hamfest with a friend when I was in high school.
sleeping in the seat is quite difficult Yes, but i ended up learning to sleep anywhere, door opening or not.
But as you say the view from the upper level in the senic car was worth it. I remember the journey through North Dakota next to route US 2. Those days, everyone had one of the mercury-vapor yard lights that would turn on automatically at dark, and you could see them for 10 miles or more. There would be hour-long stretches in which you would see non of these on either side.
Since I got off the train at Shelby, I never went through Glacier Park on the train.
Insofar as a bucket list item, put on there taking a convertible on the Going to the Sun highway. I got to check that one off when going to the Glacier/Waterton international Hamfest with a friend when I was in high school.