I booked an Amtrak sleeper car from San Antonio Texas to Alpine Texas. It was my first overnight train ride and here is what I wish I'd known before my trip. I planned to travel from my home in ...
Amtrak has returned one of its stored Viewliner I sleeping cars to service — and introduced a new passenger-car variant of ...
Business travelers and commuters may be Amtrak's bread and butter, but many leisure travelers have decades of warm feelings for its sleeper cars, and the old-fashioned hospitality they afford.
When I booked a sleeper car for my 16-hour Amtrak ride, I could choose a roomette, bedroom, bedroom suite, or accessible bedroom. I went with the roomette, which was the smallest sleeping ...
When I took a 16-hour Amtrak from Portland to Sacramento, I packed two bags of items for the trip. I was thankful I packed plenty of snacks, water, and essential oils to make me feel more at home. I ...
On my way home, I booked an Amtrak bedroom. It's twice the size of a roomette with an additional chair and a shower. Knowing I'd be staying overnight in sleeper cars, I packed some travel ...
Amtrak's bedroom. The private room is available on sleeper cars for long-distance train rides, like my trip from Miami to New York City. At $1,000 for one overnight ride, it's easily the most ...
In 2021, I finally booked the top option. On a trip from Miami to New York City, I booked Amtrak's bedroom accommodation in a sleeper car, which gave me my own moving hotel room for 30 hours.