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Amtrak's website is awful and gets worse with every modification.

With that said, you have to select "choose rooms" individually for each train in the presented itinerary. Coach is defaulted on all trains automatically.

However, I actually see the point of selecting accommodation by train. Quite a few people prefer to use coach for shorter runs, even overnight. For example, going in coach from New York to Chicago and a sleeper from Chicago to the West Coast. Which makes sense, especially considering the generally outrageous roomette prices on the Lakeshore. Having that option may make the difference between able to make a trip or having it be unaffordable.

The reservation system sees 21 & 1 as two separate trains on one itinerary, no different than, say, 49 and 7. The roomette prices on 421 (the reservation system's version of the through Chicago-LA cars) were too high, so he chose a different option.

That the UI could be better is indisputable, though.

<blockquote data-quote="zephyr17" data-source="post: 896055" data-attributes="member: 3099">Amtrak&#039;s website is awful and gets worse with every modification.With that said, you have to select &quot;choose rooms&quot; individually for each train in the presented itinerary.&nbsp; Coach is defaulted on all trains automatically.However, I&nbsp; actually see the point of selecting accommodation by train.&nbsp; Quite a few people prefer to use coach for shorter runs, even overnight.&nbsp; For example, going in coach from New York to Chicago and a sleeper from Chicago to the West Coast.&nbsp; Which makes sense, especially considering the generally outrageous roomette prices on the Lakeshore.&nbsp; Having that option may make the difference between able to make a trip or having it be unaffordable.The reservation system sees 21 &amp; 1 as two separate trains on one itinerary, no different than, say, 49 and 7.&nbsp; The roomette prices on 421 (the reservation system&#039;s version of the through Chicago-LA cars) were too high, so he chose a different option.That the UI could be better is indisputable, though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zephyr17, post: 896055, member: 3099"] Amtrak's website is awful and gets worse with every modification. With that said, you have to select "choose rooms" individually for each train in the presented itinerary. Coach is defaulted on all trains automatically. However, I actually see the point of selecting accommodation by train. Quite a few people prefer to use coach for shorter runs, even overnight. For example, going in coach from New York to Chicago and a sleeper from Chicago to the West Coast. Which makes sense, especially considering the generally outrageous roomette prices on the Lakeshore. Having that option may make the difference between able to make a trip or having it be unaffordable. The reservation system sees 21 & 1 as two separate trains on one itinerary, no different than, say, 49 and 7. The roomette prices on 421 (the reservation system's version of the through Chicago-LA cars) were too high, so he chose a different option. That the UI could be better is indisputable, though. [/QUOTE]

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