You can now book a ‘private jet'-like train car from the Bay Area to L.A. Here's how much it costs

Starting in January, a private charter service attached to Amtrak trains will start on the California Zephyr from Emeryville ...

Private Rail Car Journeys Unveiled For 2026

Now, a company called Halloway is taking private train cars directly to the public in January 2026.
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Private railroad cars provide step back in time

Executive Director Diane Elliott of the American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners says about 130 to 140 private rail cars are certified to run Amtrak routes. The private cars available for ...
Railway Age

STB: Private Railcar Use Ruling Remains Open (Updated With Commentary)

The Surface Transportation Board (STB), short one member at four and evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, on June 25 issued a somewhat nebulous decision on Docket No. Ex Parte 768, ...
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Luxury Sleeper Trains Are Coming to the U.S.—With Private Chefs and 360-degree Views

Two lavish rail cars will roll out in 2026, offering exclusive journeys from L.A. to San Francisco and San Francisco to Denver. If you think you need to go to Europe to experience a luxury sleeper ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Riding the rails

Long before private jets and custom tour buses, many wealthy Americans traveled aboard their own private or corporate railroad car. Owners attached luxury rail cars to passenger trains traveling ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gateway Rail Services refurbishes old passenger cars

SCOTT COUSINS / JOURNAL Ben Butterworth, president of Gateway Rail Services, which refurbishes and stores passenger rail cars, shows of a 1950s-era Santa Fe car in its Granite City facility. The ...