Gina, first off sorry to hear you're struggling so far with your trip. If you'd tell us your origin and destination we might be able to help you better. Without specifics I can tell you there are parts of the country that are only served by tri-weekly (otherwise known as try-weakly) service, where trains only run through each city three times a week, that might be a problem. Also, as far as times go, many long distance routes are only served by one train a day, and as a result may not have the best times to intermediate cities (Cincinnati comes to mind). Give us some specifics and we can help you to the best of our ability.