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by rippercushions 1324 days ago
There are an increasing number of ultra-deluxe trains in Japan that aim to replicate the experience. Seven Stars is the original:

https://www.cruisetrain-sevenstars.jp/english/

Prices start at $4500 per person twin sharing for 4 nights, so not exactly cheap, but still a few orders of magnitude less than kitting out your own. Plus it's Japan, so you get a modern train, incredible service and everything runs like clockwork, none of those being terms you'd use to describe Amtrak.

Fun facts: you're required to wear a tuxedo to dinner, and despite the price tag, the train is enormously popular and they need to use a lottery system to select who gets to ride.

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