[Zeke]

I've never been on a long train trip. I'm thinking that I might do this one way from the South US to Los Angeles when I go down for a visit. I looked and it takes 2 days plus a 7 hour journey from Birmingham to New Orleans to catch the Sunset Special to LA. That could be a long time to sit in a seat even wandering around to the dining and louge cars.

But, the scenery during the day has to be good. Any tips on this mode of travel? Also, what is the general bahavior of the passengers? I mean no way would I suffer the bus unless I was writing a novel about skid row. How does the train compare?