The cost is just incredible - I'd always wanted to do cross country by train and was booking and the prices were just outrageous for a sleeper car versus a plan

The cost is just incredible - I'd always wanted to do cross country by train and was booking and the prices were just outrageous for a sleeper car versus a plane. I opted for the middle route of just having a seat on the train... 3 days later I regretted that decision, but it wasn't quite as bad as the Romania to Moldova overnight train, that one was rough