Amtrak long-distance trains are equipped with either Viewliner and Superliner sleeping cars. Both types offer roomettes, bedrooms and a wheelchair accessible bedroom; Superliners also have a Family Bedroom that will accommodate two adults and two small children. Viewliner sleepers are found on overnight trains on Eastern routes: the Lake Shore Limited, the Cardinal, the…
Amtrak uses Viewliners on a number of the eastern overnight routes because the bi-level Superliners are too high for some of the tunnels and a few or the older bridges on those routes. The two Florida trains, the Silver Meteor and the Silver Star, have Viewliner sleeping cars, as do the Lake Shore Limited, the…
I often get inquiries from people wanting to know about the various options for sleeping car passengers traveling overnight on one of Amtrak’s long-distance trains. So here are some of the suggestions I usually make. Note that Superliner equipment is used on all long-distance trains operating west of Chicago and New Orleans. The Capitol Limited…
I received an email yesterday from someone asking about travel agents: Should they use one when putting together a train trip? And my answer is … (drum roll) … “It depends”. If you live in Springfield, Illinois, and want to take the train to Chicago to see the Cardinals play the Cubs at Wrigley…