One idea might be to fly to your vacation destination then train home. Given Amtrak's track record for timeliness, you would arrive at your destination more quickly with less risk of issue, pleasing your spouse. Then the train home can be a way to relax and destress after the trip before...
Is there any particular page that identifies what the base sleepers are for all the trains? I found the page that identifies the starting numbers for the sleepers, but I'm not sure if each train runs with 1, 2, or 3 sleepers as base.
I have a trip on the CZ on 3/27 from SAC to CHI in a...