For true rail fans, the ultimate luxury is traveling in a private rail car. It was the preferred method of travel across the United States during the late Gilded Age for the likes of the Vanderbilts ...

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 ...

Travelers with money to spare can step back into the golden era of railroad travel in Amtrak’s luxurious new private train cars. The cars, complete with bedrooms, lounge areas and big windows that ...