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Having done both, it's much roomier on the Amtrak dining cars, you get better food, and they will bring it to your cabin if you want that, as I recall, so it's not like you're forced to eat in the dining car. I like Germany's night trains a lot, but for Amtrak this is clearly a downgrade.

I'm fairly anti-social, but I actually love meeting people in the dining car. Some of the best socializing experiences I've ever had.

I took trains all over Europe the thing is the smell.

Imagine someone taking MC Donald's in a train, which is already horrible on a open floor plan wagon. Some people just can't stand some smells and cabins are usually always small and don't provide enough fresh air to compensate for Smelly food.

I've left cabins before, and I've seen other people do so. It can be a huge annoyance.

DB doesn't operate night trains since 2016.

The ÖBB has taken them over - including the cars themselves.