LOL found this where someone's using an electric kettle to the room outlet.
I guess so long as a whole bunch of gamers don't show up on my trip, I should be fine :-)
https://www.amtraktrains.com/threads/large-increase-in-empire-builder-fares.77747/post-859082
Welp, I made the oddball choice to take a gaming laptop that I intend to take with me on my next trip (Cardinal to Texas Eagle). It's also my work machine so it's a bit harder to eschew.
The last thread I found on the topic (that's how I found this forum) the general recommendation was...
I rode the Cardinal at the depth of arctic tundra temps this past January (and doing it against next week)... Viewliners are really good with controlling temps. For nice and toasty I found that lowering the top bunk and sitting beneath it and opening the vents with the thermostat up went to...