Seems like we could be a little clearer about they "put you up in a hotel for the night (at their expense) and put you on tomorrow's train". That's not the story if you're travelling first class in sleeper because the chances of there being a sleeper available the next day are low to sometimes non-existent. So, AFAIK, they put you in coach and refund the accommodation part of your fare. I know some people are willing to switch from sleeper to coach but I'm not and I suspect I have company. So what's the reality here? E,g., if you're in a roomette and there's only a bedroom available the next day, will Amtrak give you the bedroom w/o charging you an extra $500 or whatever (high bucket since it's last minute)? Will Amtrak take the trouble to find you a sleeper by by combining some segments that have availability so that your only inconvenience is having to switch rooms? The only good thing I can see in this situation is that they at least happily cancel your ticket and give you a voucher for the full fare, which at least for those of us who ride regularly is just fine. -- Phil