There is a plug outlet at every seat for charging camera or cell phone or what not.Have a supply of sd cards on hand for my video and my D3000. I spend weeks researching the routs, hotel cost, transportation site to site. I make a travel book to use on the train.It is very helpful.
I took over 2000 photos last july. Spent most of the time riding in the observation car. The windows were not to bad for shooting.When there was A refueling stop the windows got washed. Met another photographer who sat with me from Chicago to Greenly Colorado. A round trip ticket was less then 450.00 You can't fly or drive for that price.
Going on a train trip from Sandiego to MI, then to Seattle down to SD. Taking the California Zephyr to Mi which I took last year, then taking the Empire Builder to Seattle home on the Coast Starlight looking for good shooting spots from the Empire and Coast Starlight.
That was done about a year or so ago. I'm trying to use photoshop and gimp. Missing a step.
Looks like the the road 94 to steel canyon.