But I’ve also heard of private groups pooling together to buy an old passenger car and keeping it maintained and up to whatever the current Amtrak requirements are so that they can do this regularly. Alternatively there’s several private companies who you can rent and charter a car or several with if you don’t want to commit long term to owning a railcar. I’ve specifically seen this one on private charter before for some model railroad events: https://261.com/cedar-rapids/
Mumford and Sons is currently running a tour by rail using Amtrak’s services!
https://railroadrevival.com/
But I’ve also heard of private groups pooling together to buy an old passenger car and keeping it maintained and up to whatever the current Amtrak requirements are so that they can do this regularly. Alternatively there’s several private companies who you can rent and charter a car or several with if you don’t want to commit long term to owning a railcar. I’ve specifically seen this one on private charter before for some model railroad events: https://261.com/cedar-rapids/