The attendants are very observant as are dining car staff so folks ticketed in sleepers are recognized by those folks. Sleeper car passengers board into their car at the front of the train and coach is loaded by destination. As I recall it's sleepers, dining car, observation car, coach cars...
It really depends on the car attendant. Since it's family I sort of doubt you'll have trouble provided you make it a request and not a demand. That sleeper car attendant can also assist with getting a table together for meals in the dining car. I hope on this forum all of us understand the...
Thank you so much for passing this along. We're scheduled to head out of CHI to PDX on the 23rd so this is great news. I was pretty sure it would get open again soon but not sure if it would be soon enough for my trip.
They may be waiting for the Devils Lake sub to reopen but I shouldn't think it would take 6 months more like 6 days. Here's what the BNSF website said about "Proactive Measures":
Creston subdivision - BNSF has raised two mainline tracks up to 8 feet in order to remain in service. Levees have...