FIRST THINGS FIRST

Easy. Buy a bottle of alc before boarding, don't forget a mixer. Cheaper too.

Yes, but to me anyway, there is something sleazy about drinking in a train seat or a bus for that matter.I like a nice dining/club car environment. I do, however, make the ''sleazy'' exception when I'm on an aircraft. Or a car, if not actually driving.Open-container be damned.

The only alcohol drink you can buy on HSR is beer.

That will work.

I didn't see any beer served on my HSR trips. BYOB.

I am going to avoid the HSR, virtually at any cost, anyway. And, I ALWAYS have 'something' with me, everywhere I go, so thanks for the tip, 5

the HSR is awesome. The only reason to avoid it is if you think it's too expensive. I love the HSR. Love love love love it. But they only sell beer.

Slow trains do not have a club car and don't serve hard liquor or beer. BYOB, totally. Nobody cares what you drink - it's not illegal.