Here's an interesting thought. Most airlines and railroads with sleeper cars don't want you to take your blanket with you, because it costs them something. According to some quick googling, an airline blanket costs $12. Why not bump the price of the room $12 and encourage passengers to take their blanket as a souvenir? If the railroad printed something like "I had a great night's sleep on board AMTRAK" or "Sleep faster on Amtrak" (stolen from the Caledonian Sleeper), it would be a visible marketing tool. I keep a few old airline blankets next to the fireplace and my friends get a kick out of the LOT Polish blanket.
Here's the kicker: if you cut out the laundering used blankets thing, it probably would cut Amtrak's linen washing bill in half. What is that worth?
Here's the kicker: if you cut out the laundering used blankets thing, it probably would cut Amtrak's linen washing bill in half. What is that worth?
The new Acela: It's not Aveliable.