I booked a roomette and a first-class seat on Amtrak trains. The cheaper ride was way more comfortable.

Business Insider's reporter traveled in a roomette and a first-class seat on Amtrak trains. Joey Hadden/Business Insider I booked a $400 roomette for a 15-hour Amtrak ride from Colorado to Utah in January 2025. I booked a $450 first-class ticket for a three-hour ride from Washington, DC, to NYC in September 2025. I was shocked that the first-class seat cost more than the overnight ride in a private cabin. When I saw how much a first-class ticket on the Amtrak Acela train cost, I had to book…