Business Insider’s reporter took a 15-hour Amtrak train from Denver to Salt Lake City in a roomette.
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I took a 15-hour train ride from Denver to Salt Lake City on an Amtrak Superliner.For $400, I booked a 23-square-foot roomette accommodation, and my ticket included meals.Seven unique aspects of the trip made it a surprising and worthwhile experience.
I’ve spent 140 hours on overnight trains, and my most recent trip still managed to surprise me.
In January, I took a 15-hour Amtrak Superliner train from Denver to Salt Lake City. For $400, I stayed in a roomette, a 23-square-foot private room with two chairs and two bunks.
It was my third time traveling on an Amtrak sleeper train, so I wasn’t expecting to be surprised. But seven aspects of my trip were unique to my other long-haul train experiences — and made the ride worth the cost.