I'll never forget my first overnight train trip in October 2021. I took an Amtrak Viewliner train from my home in New York City to Miami and spent the 30-hour ride in a roomette — a 20-square ...

Whether you consider the Amtrak Viewliner a classic or simply outdated, its days are now limited. By James Gilboy. Published Feb 17, 2023 1:00 PM EST. Amtrak. Get The Drive’s daily newsletter.

For my first overnight Amtrak ride in 2021, I booked a roomette on a Viewliner train. Then, in 2025, I booked a roomette on a newly upgraded Superliner train. The rooms had similar layouts, but ...

On the single-level Viewliner cars Amtrak uses in the eastern part of the United States, the upper bunk is the ideal spot. From the bunk, you’ll be able to lie on your side and see the landscape ...

After five years and $14 million, Amtrak is ready to introduce its Viewliner, a low-level sleeper car that`s state-of-the-art.Amtrak, which operates the nation`s rail passenger network, will place ...

EYE YOUR AMTRAK OVERNIGHT: If you've ever talked to anyone about train travel, two topics invariably arise: One, the necessity of a good snack car. And two, the nearly universal wish to sleep on a ...

Amtrak has announced a new train line connecting Chicago to Miami. ... There will be one train in each direction per day, said Amtrak, and the train will consist of Amtrak's "Viewliner" cars.

The first of Amtrak’s 55 new Viewliner II baggage cars, no. 61000—one of four Viewliner II series long-distance car types—is undergoing field testing. The new baggage cars will be used on all 15 ...

Amtrak’s 130 Viewliner II cars are slowly appearing on the company’s network, mostly in the Northeast, as autumn began, as CAF USA continues producing the cars at its Elmira Heights, N.Y., facility.

I upgraded my coach seat to a private roomette before my 15-hour trip on Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited Viewliner. An attendant found me before boarding and led me to the sleeping car.

The “Viewliner Roomette” sleeper added an additional $138, for a total one-way fare of $218. Roomettes on the Crescent range from $138 to $383, depending on the length of travel and availability.