Getting the flavor of...Amtrak’s sleeping cars

One of our favorite lines is The Coast Starlight, which goes from Los Angeles to Seattle.

Amtrak’s sleeping cars

Never let it be said that Amtrak has to start offering 21st-century service, said David Netto in The Wall Street Journal. The “quasi-national” railroad may deny its public fast trains, warm food, and consistently attentive service, but my family has discovered that we’d rather take an overnight Amtrak than travel this country any other way. This isn’t about saving money: “There’s no point in doing trains on the cheap.” When I travel with my wife and two young daughters, we get adjoining private suites, entitling us to four bunks, two fold-down tables, and “an incomparable feeling of coziness and well-being.” The Coast Starlight, which rattles north from Los Angeles to Seattle, is one of our favorite lines. Don’t expect luxury—not unless your definition includes “hours of endless quiet, talking to your children, and the blissful monotony that comes with staring at the unfolding American landscape.”

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