The train journey actually took 25 hours because there was a delay during the evening! Slept for about 3 hours and then survived on coffee once the dining car opened at 6am. The lady next to me kept the reading light on most of the way so had a spotlight shining into my eyes…not the best thing for sleeping. At about 2am a US Border Patrol guard came onto the train and started asking the two people across the aisle from me if they had passports. It turns out...

The train journey actually took 25 hours because there was a delay during the evening! Slept for about 3 hours and then survived on coffee once the dining car opened at 6am. The lady next to me kept the reading light on most of the way so had a spotlight shining into my eyes…not the best thing for sleeping. At about 2am a US Border Patrol guard came onto the train and started asking the two people across the aisle from me if they had passports. It turns out...