[blinry]

Author here :) I paid $70 for the section from New York to Chicago, because I slept in the coach section there. For the section from Chicago to Emeryville, I treated myself to a roomette, and paid $775 – so $845 in total.

Yeah, I also think it's unfortunate that flying is so much more affordable. But, as another passenger said on the train, taking the train is also three times the experience!

And when you have a sleeper ticket, three meals a day are included.