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As has been mentioned, on the cross-country routes you get at best 1 train a day, and the arrival times at some of the places are not ideal, so looking at timetables is recommended.
I travelled on several of the long distance sleeper services in May and they’re a great experience. One option might be to do several of the 10 journeys in the NorthEast as there are plenty of historic places there, then take a separate sleeper service to the West coast and then use the remaining of your 10 journeys there. While you could use one of the 10 for the 45 hour journey from Chicago to the West Coast, a sleeper compartment is far more comfortable, and includes your meals for the trip
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