Eating in this area seems tricky at first, as Amtrak typically allows personal food consumption only in ticketed seats or sleeper cars. But as a Superliner, Coast Starlight is an exception ...

The Coast Starlight is a double-decker train that has ... there are "swanky roomettes and doubles", with "bench seats turned bunks and in-room showers". But I opted for the one-day trip from ...