The Writers' Circle

Here is a brief description of a story concept I'm working on.   I'd be interested to see if anyone thinks this is a good idea for a novel.   The working title is:  "Rails of Discovery."

Story Concept:  "Following the mind-numbing decline in the stock market in early 2009, the once successful Wall Street professional, Jack Bachman, says goodbye to his unfulfilling day job and hitches a ride on any train departing the Big Apple.  Where Jack goes doesn't really matter much to him.  Jack is a man who has had it up-to-here with the present doldrums and disappointments of his life. He's finally made up his mind he'll go anywhere on a train as long as it gets him far away from the big city and his big-city problems. On his journey down the tracks of America, Jack encounters many interesting people; some friendly and some not so much so; and, he meets with his share of trials along the way. But, best of all, for the very first time in his life, Jack is exposed to challenges he's never faced before; and, through it all, he ends up rediscovering who Jack Bachman really ought to be, along those "rails of discovery" across America.