Ode to a Viewliner Roomette.
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Ode to a Viewliner Roomette.

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…

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Is This “Aloha” to Dining Cars on the Lake Shore Limited?

Whoever said, “Timing is everything”, was right. I’m leaving again tonight for a trip that has been planned for six months or so. It starts with a flight from here to Chicago, then continues the following day to Boston on Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited.   But two days ago, I learned that Amtrak is taking…

Viewliner Sleepers Have Real Pluses.
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Viewliner Sleepers Have Real Pluses.

 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…

Amtrak Sleepers: Lots of Choices.
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Amtrak Sleepers: Lots of Choices.

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…