I paid $500 for a private room with 2 beds and a toilet on a 30-hour Amtrak ride. Take a look inside.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
A composite image of the author sitting in a roomette with a window on the left side and a duffel on the right and a close up of the exterior of a silver train sleeper car with a red stripe and a white stripe.
Business Insider's reporter traveled by train down the East Coast from New York to Miami in an Amtrak roomette.

Joey Hadden/Business Insider

I worked remotely on a cross-country Amtrak train. The views were unbeatable, but I wish I'd known 3 things.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Style
Observation car windows.
The observation car was all windows.

Kelsey Vlamis

I booked a business-class ticket on the new Amtrak Acela train. It wasn't worth the $180 price tag.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
The Amtrak NextGen Acela's business-class interior viewed from the back of the car
The author rode in business class on the Amtrak NextGen Acela train.

Joey Hadden/Business Insider

Amtrak's unionized workers are getting $900 holiday bonuses after their managers gave up half of theirs

Tech Insider : Business, Politics, Travel
Amtrak train
Amtrak managers gave up part of their bonuses for their unionized workers.

Brandon Bell/Getty Images

I took a 5-hour Amtrak ride with a backpack and carry-on. Here are 5 things I'm glad I brought and 3 I wish I'd packed.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
A backpack and suitcase on an Amtrak train track.
I brought some of my favorite things on my long Amtrak train ride.

Amanda Shammas

I paid $1,963 for a 43-hour Amtrak train to avoid Thanksgiving travel chaos. It felt like stepping back in time.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
A selfie from the train.
I worked from our sleeper car and the community observation car during the 43-hour train ride.

Kelsey Vlamis

I spent 30 hours on an Amtrak train from NYC to Miami. Here are 11 ways I made the overnight ride more bearable.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
A woman taking a selfie in front of a train.
A Business Insider reporter took an overnight train from New York City to Miami in an Amtrak roomette.

Joey Hadden/Business Insider

We spent 2 days in roomettes on an Amtrak train. Our trip was nice, but it cost more than our first-class flights home.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Style
Four people pose in Amtrak roomettes separated by a small hallway.
I booked Amtrak roomettes for our long-haul train ride.

Stephanie Vozza

I chose a 9-hour Amtrak over a 2-hour flight home. It's not perfect, but I'll always choose the train over flying if I can.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Inside of Amtrak train car
Inside of coach car on the Pennsylvanian Amtrak train.

Agnes Applegate/BI

I booked a roomette and a first-class seat on Amtrak trains. The cheaper ride was much more comfortable.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
A composite image of a roomette and a first-class seat on Amtrak trains
Business Insider's reporter traveled in a roomette and a first-class seat on Amtrak trains.

Joey Hadden/Business Insider

Subscribe to Amtrak