Earlier this year - March. I traveled on the Cardinal, City of New Orleans, and the Crescent in a roomette. I was cold most of the time. The temperature on the thermostat frequently indicated the room temperature was 62. Sleeping was difficult with a strong cold draft. The car attendants...
Reducing the floor count does not resolve the issue. The fact remains, that when a commercial operation has multiple levels (perhaps just two levels) and is open to the public, these institutions continue to provide elevators and/or escalators for customer (and non- customer) convenience. There...
Thinking about the profitability of dining cars and cafe cars, department store do not make money of their elevators or escalators either! Would it be reasonable for them to disappear? Think about it!
I always bring along one (or two) little door stops (a plastic wedge type doorstop). It is only about six inches long and no more than 3 inches in height at the larger end. It helps tremendously in countering door rattles (in a roomette or bedroom). The door rattles can be disturbing. The...
For some reason, the reservation website does not list the Lake Shore limited at all. Before today, it indicated tha the Lake Shore Limited was canceled on every date for which I searched. This is not a good way to get business. The telephone reservation person indicated tat the train was...