I recently took part of this route (DC to Chicago then Chicago all the way to LA) in December of 2018, the people were really fascinating. Lots of folks, especi

I recently took part of this route (DC to Chicago then Chicago all the way to LA) in December of 2018, the people were really fascinating. Lots of folks, especially older ones, who just didn't like taking flights and weren't up to driving cross country and then some who were train enthusiasts and just loved trains and then a few families. It's a real shame that they're doing searches like this, it sounds pretty sketchy.