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[quote user="KCSfan"] [quote user="Sam1"] You did not include any meal costs on the train. Also, what would your fare have been if you and your spouse had booked a roomette?  My experience tells me that as soon as you book a sleeper, the fare comparison usually swings in favor of flying. [/quote] <address>We ate dinner and breakfast going north and just dinner returning. Total meal cost including tips was $100-105. Saving money was not our primary reason for taking the train but it is for lots of other passengers. Those wishing (often needing) to save money usually don't eat in the diner but brown bag it or get a burger or pizza at the food/drink bar on the lower level of the lounge car and probably spend no more than $10 each way.</address><address> </address><address>I disagree that the fare advantage of rail vs air disappears if you add on the cost of a sleeper. Sleeper travel is a luxury option for those able and willing to  pay for comfort and privacy far in excess of what you get in either rail or air coach class. Comparing the fare in a rail sleeper to that in air coach class is an apples and oranges thing - you've got to compare it to the cost of a first class air fare to have any real meaning. In such a comparison train fares are still substantially lower than air fares. Mark [/quote]</address><address></address><address>If a person flies from DFW, for example, or even Shreveport, to Chicago, they don't need an sleeper.  The flight from DFW takes approximately two hours.  If they take the Texas Eagle, they are going to be on the train over night and, therefore, if they can afford it, they are going to upgrade to a sleeper.  The comparison is valid.  There is no need for a sleeper on the airplane; there is a need for the sleeper on the train.</address>
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