The Trusty Roomette Is Suddenly Giving Amtrak an Advantage Airlines Can Only Dream Of

In 1946, the Association of American Railroads produced a report aimed at calming the fears of a membership panicked about the airline industry stealing its passengers. The essence of the AAR's message was this: While trains could never compete with air travel's speed, they did have one unassailable advantage: the private compartment. "In the sleeping...