• In three months, I've traveled over 4,500 miles on Amtrak trains and come across some surprises. • For example, my routes sometimes coincide with Amtrak's partnership with the National Park Service. • I've also learned that Amtrak trains don't have middle seats.

From taking a bullet train in Japan to backpacking around Europe, I've visited 43 countries so far, and I try to travel by rail whenever possible.

However, when I reviewed the states I've visited in the US over the years, I found that I almost always flew to get from point A to point B, bypassing most of the country in the process.

So, I recently decided to focus on flight-free travel in order to see as many states as I could from the ground.

Amtrak has been the perfect way for me to do that. In just three months, I've tr

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