I wish, coach to Chicago.If you are in Sleeper you can store them in the Club Acela for no charge. While it is not checked storage, they should be fine. Of course you do not want to leave any obvious valuables in the storage area.
who are being pestered by mostly inconsiderate first-class Acela passengers.
Having been in the NY Penn lounge innumerable times, I have found the Acela-bound passengers to be rushing around, talking to the desk attendant while talking on a cell phone with someone else, radiating clear signs of exasperation over something or other about a ticket or return reservation, etc. etc., essentially having very little patience. I am certainly not saying this is true of all Acela passengers, but I have seen this behavior often enough during crowded times where an attendant would have absolutely no idea if someone were checking luggage in the storage room for inviting items. That's the context in which I place my observation. That area around the desk and the storage area is also often quite crowded as Acela passengers congregate to charge out the door to the gate as soon as the track number is learned, and there just isn't the level of security for bags that I am comfortable with, knowing that in any large station like NY Penn there are people lurking to carry out crimes of opportunity. For me, the $5.50 charge (sorry, not $4 as in the first post) is well worth the cost as insurance so that there is absolutely no need to worry if your bag(s) will be around when you come back to retrieve them.Could you expand on your statement, please ! How inconsiderate ? Are you comparing Sleeper passengers with Acela FC passengers ?
who are being pestered by mostly inconsiderate first-class Acela passengers.
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