The tickets are reasonably expensive, but are offset by not paying for a hotel or meals when I'm on the train. In fact we usually end up with a stash of extra desserts when we get home. Brownies for days. And usually the meals are fresh cooked and pretty good.
Ah! I’ve never taken an Amtrak route that’s had a sleeper option (was just looking at Baltimore to Vermont, in fact). TIL!
I've also gotten meals in First Class on Acela (the DC to Philly portion of the epic trip). The upgrade was free because of the points I'd accumulated on the earlier legs. And last week I got a meal on a Via Rail trip across Ontario, but that required upgrading to business class (had a coupon).
I am a bit obsessed with trains.