Have you tried calling? Amtrak has some of the worst tech in the modern travel business so I tend to avoid it whenever possible. I'm no voucher expert but even if your plan is against one or more of the rules you might get some traction by explaining what happened and how your situation is different from someone who can hop on the next train out of town. I'm glad to hear you're still able to travel long haul. I saw another post about you giving up on more travel to India and thought that meant you were done with anything outside of Europe. Did you ever consider retiring to India or is that not an option?
To be honest, the total amount of the vouchers is only low, so I don't feel that it is worth while phoning, etc. I got refunded for some train tickets, and a couple of vouchers for others, all were coach seats.
I had a mini stroke back in Feb. this year, which has left me with slight ongoing issues, so adventurous travel is more cautious just now. I think visiting India soon would be okay, and was weighing up USA v India recently. Going with USA this September, only booked my flight last evening, so plans are still fluid. I imagine I will take more flights to get around than trains this time, but it's all still a cheapo jaunt as usual.
I like visiting India, but I would not live there. A bit like working in a cookie manufacturers, one probably enjoys eating all the chocolate biscuits at first, but constant exposure would lessen the pleasure, I imagine.
There are restrictions on immigration to India, so it would not be a realistic option to retire there anyway, despite the "Marigold Hotel" films!
