WAS Priority Boarding
Jul 28, 2023 | 8:41 am
#16
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Tampere
Posts: 3,344
This covers the lounge update rather well:
Amtrak Reopens Refurbished Washington Union Station Lounge (upgradedpoints.com)
Amtrak Reopens Refurbished Washington Union Station Lounge (upgradedpoints.com)
Jul 30, 2023 | 5:51 am
#17
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Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 2,094
This thread looks as good as any for my questions. 
We'll be passing through WAS on the Cardinal. Scheduled stop = 50 min. Will we be allowed to get off the train? If so, is there a ... process ... for getting back on, or will we simply have to join the general boarding scrummage described in a number of threads? Also, is the lounge any better now than the way it was portrayed in comments from a year or two ago? TIA.
We'll be passing through WAS on the Cardinal. Scheduled stop = 50 min. Will we be allowed to get off the train? If so, is there a ... process ... for getting back on, or will we simply have to join the general boarding scrummage described in a number of threads? Also, is the lounge any better now than the way it was portrayed in comments from a year or two ago? TIA.
I dont recall anything particular about re-boarding as a sleeping car passenger; I believe its just along with the general mob but you can get back on at any time.