Editing Observation car (section)

==Modern use==
[[File:Perurail Vistadome car in Aguascalientes, Perú.jpg|thumb|right|[[PeruRail#Cusco - Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu)|PeruRail]] observation railcar]]
As described above, the observation car on scheduled passenger trains has largely fallen victim to increased operational costs. An outstanding exception is [[Via Rail]]'s ''[[Canadian (train)|Canadian]]'', which still operates on every triweekly trip between [[Toronto]] and [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]] with the same dome observation-lounge cars in use on the train since 1955.

On several long distance [[Amtrak]] routes outside the [[Northeast Corridor]] where most trains are equipped with [[Superliner (railcar)|Superliner]] cars, there are Sightseer Lounge cars. These combine extra window exposure on an upper observation level with a lounge area and dormitory facilities on lower levels of the trains, though are generally placed mid-way through the train's consist.

Some modern European trains, typically operating in the [[Push-pull train|push-pull]] mode, are fitted with observation cars on one or both ends.  The driver is located in a cabin on the side of the passengers, or above them like in the Swiss [[GoldenPass Line|GoldenPass]].  The German [[Intercity-Express|ICE]] [[control car]]s feature a see-through driver cabin, with passenger seats behind the driver. In Italy the [[Settebello (train)|Settebello]], in service between 1952 and 1992, and the [[FS Class ETR 300#Arlecchino (ETR 250)|Arlecchino]] also had the operator's cabs located above the lounge compartments at both ends of the train.<ref name="newyorker">{{cite magazine|last=Bainbridge|first=John|title=Our Man on the Settebello|date=April 18, 1964|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|page=41|url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1964/04/18/1964_04_18_041_TNY_CARDS_000279489 |accessdate=February 25, 2013}}</ref>