The Tickets Have Been Bought

So we finally bought the tickets! Our final route is:

DC- Chicago (Capitol Limited)

Chicago- Portland (Empire Builder)

Portland- Emeryville (Coast Starlight)

Emeryville- Chicago (California Zephyr)

Chicago- New Orleans (City of New Orleans)

New Orleans- DC (Crescent)

The trip takes us through 29 states and the District of Columbia, over 8,000 miles!