I just sat down and computed what the average meals would cost in the dining car and what I paid for my standard sleeper. My trip was from Sacramento to Chicago to New Orleans and back. There were a total of 6 of each meal. The average cost of breakfast was $8.60, lunch $11.50, and dinner $18.43. This is with the average entre price and average desert price and a soda. This comes to $231.18. If 2 people share the room it is $462.36 with the room costing about $650. So let's say the room is therefore $200 net for the trip. This is only $16.67 per day per person for the sleeper. Why travel coach?
I hope I did my math right. You may yell if there is an error. This all assumes that if you traveled coach you would eat all meals in the diner. More than likely you would go to the snack bar and spend a lot less.
I hope I did my math right. You may yell if there is an error. This all assumes that if you traveled coach you would eat all meals in the diner. More than likely you would go to the snack bar and spend a lot less.