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Luxury Rail Travel Soars: Lunatrain Trips Sell Out Fast!

2/17/2026

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Lunatrain offers luxury charter services using private rail cars attached to Amtrak trains.
Prices start at $10,000 for a 12-hour Coast Starlight trip and $18,500 for a 36-hour California Zephyr journey.
The restored 1950s rail cars feature glass dome ceilings, plush seating, and five bedrooms.
Inaugural trips sold out quickly.
CEO Mike Avena of Lunatrain notes Lunatrain offers a New York–New Orleans route for over $28,000 for six people.

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Story summary

Lunatrain offers luxury charter services using private rail cars attached to Amtrak trains.
Prices start at $10,000 for a 12-hour Coast Starlight trip and $18,500 for a 36-hour California Zephyr journey.
The restored 1950s rail cars feature glass dome ceilings, plush seating, and five bedrooms.
Inaugural trips sold out quickly.
CEO Mike Avena of Lunatrain notes Lunatrain offers a New York–New Orleans route for over $28,000 for six people.