You would think that Amtrak's operations and marketing teams would understand the materiality to customers of having the deluxe bedrooms configured in the consist to face the west.
I completely agree that they
should be thinking about it, even though it appears they don't. They should plan for it and advertise it as a sleeper's perk thanks to their planning. Maybe plan for one car the other way and sell them as "ocean view" or "inland view" as the case may be so people know what they're getting ahead of time. How hard can this actually be, Amtrak? Retrieve head from hind quarters and take another look at your SOP.
Yes indeed. Too many people fixate only on the ocean side and miss lots of beautiful ranch and grassland scenery, plus the launching pads at Vandenburg Air Force Base. A couple of years ago, there was a rocket on the pad in preparation for firing when we passed through--and visible only on the non-ocean side!
Well, if I ever buy a ticket for
two years ago I'll be sure to keep that in mind.