We spent 2 days in roomettes on an Amtrak train. Our trip was nice, but it cost more than our first-class flights home.

I booked private roomettes on a 46-hour Amtrak train ride from Chicago to Seattle. We liked having beds, but there were a few ...

I booked a roomette and a first-class seat on Amtrak trains. The cheaper ride was much more comfortable.

I took a 15-hour Amtrak trip in a roomette accommodation. Then I took a three-hour trip in first class on the Amtrak NextGen ...

I chose a 9-hour Amtrak over a 2-hour flight home. It's not perfect, but I'll always choose the train over flying if I can.

After procrastinating to buy my flight home for Thanksgiving one too many times (sorry, Mom), I've been left with no other ...
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Amtrak has seats, rooms at high prices as air cancellations mount

Taking the train as an alternative to a cancelled flight is only rarely mentioned in news reports on the flight reductions ordered by the Federal Airport Administration starting today (Nov. 7, 2025).

Riding Amtrak? The Most Comfortable Car Might Actually Be The Cheaper Choice

Amtrak offers several different seat options on its trains. When it comes to value, many riders are finding that one of the ...

America Is Taking the Train

And the morning views of my north Georgia mountains made me smile and warmed my heart.” As Greene said, she’d wound up on the ...