absolutepotato asked:

My bucket list trip idea is to circumnavigate the country (or as close as possible on amtrak).

Starting from NYC area:
Northeast regional to Boston
Lake Shore Limited to Chicago
Empire builder to Seattle
Coast Starlight to LA
Sunset Limited to New Orleans
Crescent back to NYC

Total travel time of 186 hours (almost 8 days)
It all fits on a rail pass, so even adding a night or so at a hotel at each major stop so I get a chance to sleep in a bed and explore some cities it seems like its a pretty cheap way of getting a ~2 week trip like this.

That sounds like an amazing trip, I hope you enjoy it