With ridership numbers that have increased in 19 of the last 20 years, Amtrak has a pressing need for new equipment. Many of the bi-level Superliner cars still being used on long-distance trains date back to the 1970s. They’ve been renovated and refurbished, of course – many of them more than once – but they’re…
It’s interesting how often I’ve picked up tips from train travel veterans that make a long-distance train trip a little more comfortable or a little more convenient. For instance … Two small instead of one big Two people sharing a Superliner roomette often find it cramped and awkward for changing clothes. And climbing up into…
As noted in the previous blog, when traveling on one of Amtrak’s long-distance trains, I invariably choose a roomette for my overnight accommodations. Many first-time passengers traveling in one of the Superliner roomettes are unhappy to discover that the lavatory facilities are elsewhere in the rail car … one on the upper level, and three…
Rookie train travelers always have the same reaction when they first board an Amtrak sleeping car and poke their heads into a roomette: “We’re going to spend two days and two nights in this?” Yes, it’s small. But it’s well designed and, after you spend a night or two in one, you’ll figure out how…