I spent 57 hours on Amtrak trains from Montana to New York Metropolis and by no means acquired bored. Right here's how I made the two,000-mile journey fly by.

I am not one to get bored simply. Even so, as I used to be making ready for my current cross-country practice journey, I felt sure I would lose pleasure someplace alongside the 57-hour trip.

An Amtrak train sits at the train depot in Whitefish, Montana, on an early morning in January.

Amtrak’s Empire Builder practice sits exterior the practice depot in Whitefish, Montana, the place my journey began.

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I do not require a lot to remain entertained — I can hold myself busy for hours with a ebook, journal, or simply my ideas. However as I acquired nearer to leaving on my cross-country practice journey earlier this 12 months, the truth started to sink in: I used to be about to be caught on a practice, with restricted entry to recent air or the surface world, for 57 hours.

That is seven enterprise days or roughly 57 episodes of “Succession.” Both means, it is a very long time to be confined to a 20-square-foot room.

So earlier than boarding my Amtrak practice in Whitefish, Montana, I ensured I had the whole lot I wanted to maintain myself busy. From studying a great ebook to watching downloaded Netflix exhibits, this is the whole lot I did to make my three-day journey fly by.

 

 

 

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