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I always travel alone and for years have slept on the upper bunk. I like to still have use of the seats and be able to use the bed during the day for naps. But at 69 years old it’s becoming more difficult to climb up there. So I plan on sleeping on the lower bed from now on.

Will do! But she just made up my bed and I probably won’t see her again until morning.

My attendant’s name is Claudett. She said there are 5 sleepers and they all have attendants.

I’m on the northbound Star right now in a most comfortable V2 bedroom, car 9214. We’re about to arrive in Tampa. I have to walk through all the other sleepers, (lots of them,) to get to the diner and they’re almost completely empty. I’ve only seen 1 other sleeper passengers but I imagine it...

My return trip is in car 11 which I think I read is a viewliner 1. If I were to call Amtrak would they be able to switch me to a viewliner II? I guess I’m wondering if the reservationists can even tell what type of equipment a particular car is.

On the Meteor I was in car 10, room 10. And it stayed the same when I was rebooked on the Star. But I recently decided to splurge and upgraded to a bedroom. So I’m now in car 14. I’m hoping it’s a viewliner II.

I was scheduled on the Meteor today and was re-accommodated on the Star.

Oh ok…thanks for the clarification. Where are you departing from?

Oh wow! So we’re both in the same boat…or I mean train. ;) Are you actually an attendant or a passenger?

Does Amtrak have any plans to eventually bring back full service dining? I know they brought it back on the longer trains going out west. Or was flex dining just temporary on those routes due to Covid?

Yes, I’m in a sleeper. But what’s this about dinner seatings? You mean they’re no longer doing the crappy flex dining? This is great news if I’m understanding you correctly. ;)

I’m in the Ft. Lauderdale area. If I was to help, what would you need for me to do?

Why will my trip be a bit different? Does it have to do with the incident near Lakeland that I just read about? I see the Star has been running very late the past few days.

I’m a longtime rail fan and often ride the Silver Meteor/Star up the east coast. In fact I’m riding the Silver Star to Washington DC tomorrow. I grew up in Chicago and used to love riding the trains to the west coast. The City of New Orleans was a favorite of mine too. I look forward to being...