I think there are some routes where a sleeper makes sense, the Empire Builder is one of them (and the Coast Starlight only sorta; like I said, with good connect

I think there are some routes where a sleeper makes sense, the Empire Builder is one of them (and the Coast Starlight only sorta; like I said, with good connections Seattle-Sacramento should be enough), but ideally they should interline with a bunch of normal interurban. For example along the Empire Builder, there should be more frequent service between Chicago and Minneapolis there should be plenty of interurbans (and a couple that goes to Fargo), but beyond that a single daily sleeper to Seattle is probably enough (and nice for tourists and locals alike). On the other end we really need more frequent service between Seattle and Spokane as well.