JackieTakestheTrain
Lead Service Attendant
Hello! I am so glad to find this forum today as I am hoping to confirm some information given to me by Amtrak.
I am taking the Cardinal train from NYP to CIN on 12/26 and have decided to splurge and get a bedroom.
In the new Fall/Winter schedule books, these bedrooms are described as being like the Viewliner bedrooms (single-car like on the Lakeshore Limited) yet a few years ago when I took this same train, it was on the old Superliner cars (the bi-level.)
I spoke with a very nice agent at Amtrak who told me that a few years ago they converted all of the sleeper cars on this train to Viewliners. She also told me, however, that they do not have the TV screens or music.
Can anyone here please confirm:
1. That the sleeper cars on the Cardinal are indeed Viewliners?
2. That there is are no TV screens or music?
She also mentioned that the sleeping car passengers now make a "reservation" for meals in the dining car to guarantee a better dining experience. Just curious if anyone found that to work.
Quite frankly, if the train isn't busy, I like to be able to linger a bit over my coffee and not feel rushed...but these are different times.
Thanks!
-- Jackie
I am taking the Cardinal train from NYP to CIN on 12/26 and have decided to splurge and get a bedroom.
In the new Fall/Winter schedule books, these bedrooms are described as being like the Viewliner bedrooms (single-car like on the Lakeshore Limited) yet a few years ago when I took this same train, it was on the old Superliner cars (the bi-level.)
I spoke with a very nice agent at Amtrak who told me that a few years ago they converted all of the sleeper cars on this train to Viewliners. She also told me, however, that they do not have the TV screens or music.
Can anyone here please confirm:
1. That the sleeper cars on the Cardinal are indeed Viewliners?
2. That there is are no TV screens or music?
She also mentioned that the sleeping car passengers now make a "reservation" for meals in the dining car to guarantee a better dining experience. Just curious if anyone found that to work.
Quite frankly, if the train isn't busy, I like to be able to linger a bit over my coffee and not feel rushed...but these are different times.
Thanks!
-- Jackie