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Introduction: An Astounding Amtrak Adventure

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 8, 2018 4 Comments

Amtrak Bedroom Trip Report

I am switching gears for my next trip report, pivoting away from flying and writing about a wonderful train trip I enjoyed with my wife in 2016 from Los Angeles to Glacier National Park in Montana.

Whenever I publish a trip report more than a year old, I always preface it with this disclaimer: do not worry – little has changed. I would not publish it if my onboard experience will not match what you can expect today.

Taking a sleeper car on a long-distance Amtrak train has always been a bucket list item of mine. I finally had the chance thanks to the now-defunct relationship between Amtrak Guest Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards. 

For just 25,000 point I secured a bedroom for the ~48 journey, which included three meals per day and lounge access. The trip report will include four parts:

  • Amtrak Lounge Los Angeles
  • Amtrak Cost Starlight – Sleeping Car
  • Amtrak Lounge Portland
  • Amtrak Empire Builder – Sleeping Car

Not only did my wife and I enjoy the journey, we enjoyed a great few days of hiking in Glacier National Park before flying home on Alaska Airlines.

Stay tuned, the trip report begins tomorrow. My backlog of old trip reports is almost empty. By the end of the year all “classic” trip reports will have been published.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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4 Comments

  1. Mattt Reply
    October 8, 2018 at 8:42 pm

    Very cool! I like this

  2. Adil Reply
    October 9, 2018 at 7:45 am

    Nice change – looking forward to this!

  3. Adam Reply
    October 10, 2018 at 1:05 am

    Awesome. I’ve taken the California Zepher and Capitol Limited with roomettes and loved it. Look forward to it.

  4. Ed Jaworski Reply
    October 10, 2018 at 4:46 pm

    Loved ur writing style. I’ve used Amtrak bedrooms LA to Chicago, but have never taken the trip you describe; on my bucket list

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