I just booked a one-way train trip on Amtrak, from Birmingham, MI to Emeryville, CA. Danielle will fly out a couple days after I arrive, then back just under a week later, with me flying back home a few days after that.
This is going to be an interesting ride. It’s a bit over six hours to Chicago on the Wolverine, a couple hour layover, then another 56 hours or so to Emeryville on the California Zephyr. To Chicago I’ll have a business class seat, and then beyond that I’ll have a private Superliner Roomette.