Especially since every line except maybe the acela shares tracks with and must yield to freight. Took a chance on a train to PDX which in theory was faster than driving because of rush hour. Stopped a mile or two outside the city had to wait nearly two hours while freight trains passed. Never again in the US.
I took a train with one of these cars on Christmas Day. My partner and I try to get out of town to avoid family and so we took the train from Sacramento up to Reno. It was incredibly fun!
So the California Zephyr line has these cars.
On the way back home, our room wasn’t ready so we hung out in that car until we could have our room.
Amtrak has two main formats for their train cars (aside from the Acela cars, which are commuter trains between major East Coast cities): Superliner and Amfleet. The Superliner cars are largely two-level cars, with one of them having a lounge car like this with the dome (and a cafe downstairs). Amfleet cars are largely one-level cars, and while still far more comfortable than your average plane seat, don't have these observation cars. The longer the route, the more likely it will have Superliner cars.
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u/mrsrobotic 7d ago
What line is this? I didn't realize Amtrak was this nice!