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The most private tables are tucked into booths the size of a roomette on a train, where you can still hear whatever band happens to be playing Thursday through Saturday nights.

Others preferred to keep to themselves in their roomettes, or sat alone in their coach seats reading or napping.

Q: Can you lock the roomettes and bedrooms?

In a roomette, by contrast, I hoped that little would distract me from reading, reflecting and writing, and that I would get a good night’s sleep.

Khabbaza recommends that train travelers book a private roomette or bedroom if they can afford to and if they are available.