The Amtrak bedroom was twice the size of the roomette and included a couch and an enclosed bathroom with a shower.

I booked the cheapest private cabin I could find — an Amtrak roomette for $500. The 22.75-square-foot cabin contained two beds, a toilet, and basic amenities. Thanks to clever storage hacks ...

I slept in an Amtrak roomette on a Viewliner train in 2021. In 2025, I booked the same accommodation on an upgraded ...

I spent a night in a private bedroom on an Amtrak sleeper train for $1,000 in October 2021. With unparalleled privacy and space, it's the most comfortable Amtrak accommodation I've booked yet.

"Where are the legends? Where are the divas?" asked one user on X. Another, far more pointedly, wrote: "It's not just the awfulness [of the line-up]. It's the transformation from an alternative ...