I booked bedrooms on 2 different overnight Amtrak trains. One key difference sets them apart.

A Business Insider reporter spent a total of 83 hours in two Amtrak bedrooms. Joey Hadden/Business Insider I booked a $1,000 Amtrak bedroom for a 30-hour train ride from Miami to NYC in 2021. In February 2026, I booked a $2,200 Amtrak bedroom for a 53-hour ride from Chicago to California. I thought the most important difference between the two rooms was the number of windows. When you spend dozens of hours in a 50-square-foot room, every detail counts — especially when you're stuck on a tra...