Coach Experience vs. Bedroom Experience
One can safely assume that most people in our coach car grabbed the remarkable ticket sale just like we did. The ride itself and service provided by the Amtrak staff were commendable. In our coach seats, we enjoyed beautiful views, extraordinary leg room, easy access to the shared restrooms, communal dining car and the observation car. Amtrak cars provide electrical outlets so that you can continuously charge all your devices next to your seat.
In our coach car, we did have a few people who loved to chatter about how much they knew about random facts and how many Amtrak trips they had taken throughout their entire lifetime. We were two seats away from an intermittent crying toddler, but we did not lose any sleep due to her discomfort. The only hiccup on that ride came from a passenger who let out an angry outburst in the snack car but then apologized to my mother for doing so. We assumed she had a hangover or something unusually stressful happening in her own reality.
No matter what you see or hear on the news, people from different backgrounds want to get along. We did not experience any “-isms” or misogyny on either Amtrak trip. Complete strangers were patient, helpful, and understanding and sadly, those experiences rarely make the news cycles.
The bedroom experience provided an elevated level of comfort to mark the finale of our trip and return home to southern California. We had a tiny private bathroom with a tiny shower: Nothing beats a quick hot shower while traveling and I took advantage of it. We also had our own tiny sink, clean linens, bunk beds, and comfortable seating to enjoy the picturesque landscapes for hours on end. Also, Amtrak assigns an attendant for each of its sleeping cars. The attendant confirmed our comfort throughout the trip and took our orders for meals plus delivered them to our car if we did not want to sit in the communal dining car with other travelers. Amtrak goes out of its way to provide first-class service to first-class paying passengers, as they should. Simultaneously, when we rode coach, I still felt attended to by the staff as needed: This is another life example of “you get what you pay for.”
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