There's a husband-and-wife team that have travelled to over 100 countries who are independent content creators and have several Internet platforms where they showcase their travels. I occassionally tune in to see what they've been up to.
They recently rode the Lake Shore Limited, the Empire Builder and The Canadian, and they draw comparisons between Amtrak and VIA. It's kind of an unfair comparison because they were booked on Prestige Class on VIA and Amtrak doesn't have anything that compares to that.
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