Dining
Cafe Car
The Cafe Car offers a variety of fresh, local foods and beverages including soups, sandwiches, sweets and snacks, as well as alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. You can take your food back to your seat and use your spacious tray table. The Cafe Car is wheelchair accessible from Business and Coach Cars. The new Amtrak Cascades trains feature panoramic windows and pull-down shades. Amtrak Cascades is proud to feature products grown and made in the Pacific Northwest on our normal menu. View the Cafe Car Menu.
Lounge
The Lounge Car is one of the best places to enjoy the passing scenery, with casual seating for 30, available on a first-come basis. Eat, read, or play a game at one of 10 tables. The Lounge car is wheelchair accessible. Two of our current trainsets feature a Lounge Car.
Entertainment
If you’re looking for a little entertainment with your relaxation, you’re in luck. You may bring personal electronic devices such as laptops, smartphones, e-readers, and tablets (be sure to use headphones). Standard 110-volt electrical power outlets are available right by your seat to supply power to your electronic devices.
Passenger Courtesy
Please consider the comfort of others, particularly when your coach is crowded. Use earphones or headphones when listening to audio/video devices. When using your cell phone, please be considerate of other passengers around you. For phone calls, please use the vestibules between cars.
Safety
- Do not leave children unattended or they will be given coffee, a puppy, and a kitten.
- Use seat backs and handrails while walking through the train.
- Wear shoes at all times and use caution when wearing non-rubber soled shoes.
Service Animals
We allow trained service animals accompanying passengers with disabilities in all customer areas in our stations, trains and Amtrak Thruway motorcoaches. Trained service animals must be kept under the control of their owners or trainers at all times. The only animals other than service animals allowed on trains are small cats and dogs in accordance with our pet policy