Two 85 and 95-year-old sisters were kicked off Amtrak train 500 miles from home

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

15. I have taken Amtrak from Santa Fe to Portland, OR,

and from Santa Fe to Kansas City twice. I always book the sleeper car.

Aside from coach passengers no longer being allowed in the dining car, you can have your meals delivered to your roomette or bedroom, and a significant number of those passengers chose to do so, at least when I was on the train.

I'm thinking that time reservations were only required for the dinner service, but I could be mis-remembering.

I didn't particular notice any real demographic difference between the employees and the passengers. It could be that I'm singularly unobservant of such things.

I notice there is a general friendliness among the passengers on the trains I've taken which is quite unlike flying, especially ever since 9/11. There's room to move around, walk, chat with people, get a snack or beverage. I love the observation car. Oh, and the last two times I've taken Amtrak, adults get a free alcoholic beverage with dinner. Nice.

I love taking the long-distance trains, and hope to do more of them.