Private cars operate behind them, but passage between this type of Amtrak car and private cars is not possible except by use of a transition car. A limited number of cars have upper level passage on one end, low or standard level at the other. They are not routinely provided but may be requested. Many of these cars which have been sold to private owners have had their interiors modified and enhanced. They are included here because they are very evident, produce much-needed revenue for Amtrak, and occasionally inconvenience private cars.
Capacity is two or three people.
The drawing room accommodates three full-length beds at night. By day it is a spacious living room, with wide sofa, two movable lounge chairs and two large windows. Toilet and washing facilities are completely enclosed in a separate annex. An upper berth is stored folded away against the ceiling or wall and repositioned for sleeping. These rooms usually have an individual toilet and wash basin in each room.