Amtrak's coach-class seating reminded me of economy airplane cabins.

The coach car's seat distribution, arranged in about 40 rows of two seats on each side of an aisle, reminded me a lot of economy flights, but with more space between seats and with passengers entering through the back of the car instead of the front.

Once we walked into the car, passengers were free to choose where to sit. I chose a window seat near the front of the car.

In the roomette, the upper berth had its own storage solution and window.

The upper bed of the roomette, which could be accessed by climbing over the toilet seat, had an overhead storage compartment and its own window.

While the upper bed — which was as long and nearly as wide as a regular twin bed — felt spacious and comfortable, complete with nice bedsheets, it did feel a bit unstable thanks to the gap between the bed and the wall. While a security strap looked like it could be attached to the roof to create a net, I was not able to attach it and instead opted to spend most of my trip in the lower bed.

My trip went from the late afternoon, with the train departing at about 5:30 p.m., into the late night, with the train arriving at my destination at nearly midnight.

During this nighttime ride, I spent most of my time in the two beds in the private room, using the lower one for the majority of the trip. I was able to turn off the room lights and close the window curtains, turning the room into comfortable sleeping quarters that made the trip feel less draining than it would've in a coach seat.

In the economy-class café, I had to wait nearly an hour to purchase food.

In the economy café, I had to wait almost an hour to order my food.

There was only one person working the cash register, preparing the food, and serving drinks, so each diner before me took up to 10 minutes to order and receive their food.

Amtrak didn't reply to a request for comment about my experience.

The coach-class microwaved meals were affordable and sufficiently tasty.

Once I finally got to the front of the line in the economy café, I ordered mac 'n cheese, a chocolate chip cookie, and a soda. The food was served on a stadium-style paper tray.

The food was tasty. I paid $3 for the soda, $7.50 for the mac 'n cheese, and $3.50 for the cookie.

The coach bathroom was significantly more spacious than an airplane bathroom.

The economy bathroom was spacious compared with airplane bathrooms, and it was also ADA-accessible. Though it still felt like a public bathroom, it was decently clean after the nearly six-hour trip.