What better way to see the American landscape than from the observation car on an Amtrak train? On California Zephyr, Empire Builder, and other routes, the observation car rules.

Do all Amtrak trains have observation cars? No; in fact, only a few do. So which Amtrak trains have observation cars? In this video I go over what exactly the Amtrak sightseer lounge cars are, which routes they’re available on, and what the amenities and rules are.

The observation car goes by other names. You’ll also see it called a sightseer lounge, observation deck, or even a lounge cafe. Whatever you call it, of all fifty-plus Amtrak routes, only these eight have an observation car. They’re all long-distance overnight trains.

They are:
• California Zephyr (between San Francisco and Chicago)
• City of New Orleans (between Chicago and New Orleans)
• Coast Starlight (between Los Angeles and Seattle)
• Empire Builder (between Chicago and either Seattle or Portland)
• Southwest Chief (between Los Angeles and Chicago)
• Texas Eagle (between Los Angeles and Chicago)
• Sunset Limited (between Los Angeles and New Orleans)
• Capitol Limited (between Chicago and Washington DC)

There are other long-distance overnight trains, but they don’t have an observation car. None of the daytime-only routes have an observation car.

0:00 Amtrak observation cars overview
0:26 Which Amtrak trains have observation cars?
2:04 Where are Amtrak's observation cars located?
2:15 Observation car windows, seats, tables, and cafe
3:40 Types of views from the observation car
4:19 Etiquette tips for Amtrak observation cars
4:38 Get inspired to take Amtrak yourself!

See you on the rails!

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