Orient Express vs Calbert Express

I watched Agatha Christie's Murder On the Orient Express starring the little Belgian detective Mr. Hercule Poirot. I imagined myself as a passenger and, possibly even a suspect, on that infamous train as it chugged through snowy Eastern Europe. Will Bob and I find a similar adventure on our train trip through the midwestern prairie?

I can bet Amtrak will not provide the following:
1.Luxurious sleeping quarters with candy on our pillows nor freshly cut flowers in a Waterford vase
2.Beef Wellington, souffle, or cherries jubilee on the menu
3.A personal steward who delivers breakfast on a silver tray
4.The need for formal wear to dress for dinner
5.A price tag that will necessarily break the bank (but, all things are relative)

Here are a few similarities I predict:
1.Historical significance - the train in the USA came after feet, horseback, and the covered wagon
2.I am sure there's a famous story set on an Amtrak Train (I just haven't found it)
3.Restrooms are down the hall - (no shower on the Orient Express!)
4.The opportunity to observe the passengers. Who are they? Why are they here? Where are they going, where have they been? Who done it?

There is nothing to stop Bob and I becoming a team of sleuths. After all, we have Mr. Poirot's 'little gray cells' to assist in any mayhem we stumble onto during our travels.