That train looks almost empty, imagine how much taxpayer money is wasted keeping those things moving
This room is a lounge car, not a coach car. Is where you go to eat/smoke et cetera. These cars have special windows for viewing the scenery. However I suspect all cars are non smoking but it’s hard to say. When I rode Amtrak they had smoking areas but they limited the areas to only certain cars.
If the room looks empty it may be this picture was taken when the train was stopped and people were loading/unloading.