THE CALIFORNIA CAR WITH A DUTCH ACCENT.

There's no reason a regional train can't have a snack bar or parlor car seating.

Those are Amtrak's California Cars, which protect the San Jose - Sacramento Capital Corridor and the Emeryville - Bakersfield San Joaquin service.

Those are both longer distance trains than just about any route within the boundaries of The Netherlands, but who says a short-distance train has to be boring?

Instead of long rows of double seats facing the same way with a single aisle in between, the train interior features different areas with distinct functionalities that suit different needs, like working on a laptop, reading, socializing, or relaxing. Tjalling Smit, of the board of directors at [the railway], says that “the train of the future will enable you to make the most out of your day, because you can work without being disturbed, for example. Travel time becomes work time. Or reading, chatting, or chilling time. The train will make it possible, the passenger decides”.

I've long slagged on European trains as rather utilitarian for all their speed.  Nice to see somebody over there is rediscovering features like a Tip Top Tap or a conference room.

Using a modular grid, the interior can be fitted in every type of train coach and can be easily altered.

In the future, it might become impossible [to] distinguish between a train interior, a living room, a hotel lobby and a specialty coffee bar

It is always a good day when transportation authorities see the logic of providing amenities on trains.