The wifey and myself have booked our first trip aboard the Capitol Limited to Chicago this June. As is customary with us we booked a bedroom and we got the E unit going both ways. This is the Superliner bedroom by the stairs and its a good location. Its in the middle of the sleeper and I believe thats the smoothest point.
Our last trip was on the AutoTrain (June 2009) and we were in the next to last sleeping car so you could not hear the sound of the horn going off. We were wondering where the sleeper cars are located on this train. From my research the Capitol is only an 8 car consist so we hope to be in the rear of the train if possible. We decided to pick up the Capitol along the way in Pittsburg so we could do some sightseeing in that area (like Falling Waters, Pittsburg Science Museum etc). In summation here are the questions:
1. Sleeping car location as above
2. Do they serve a hot breakfast? Whats on the menu? (On the AutoTrain all we got was juice, milk , cold cereal, bagels, muffins and coffee)
3. What time is breakfast served? (at Central time we presume)
4. Does Pittsburgh Union Station has a first class lounge?
5. The Pittsburgh Parking authority has a large overnight parking facility, just down the street. The parking fees are reasonbale but is it safe?
6. Any good places to eat in Pittsburg. We dine on all cuisines.
Our last trip was on the AutoTrain (June 2009) and we were in the next to last sleeping car so you could not hear the sound of the horn going off. We were wondering where the sleeper cars are located on this train. From my research the Capitol is only an 8 car consist so we hope to be in the rear of the train if possible. We decided to pick up the Capitol along the way in Pittsburg so we could do some sightseeing in that area (like Falling Waters, Pittsburg Science Museum etc). In summation here are the questions:
1. Sleeping car location as above
2. Do they serve a hot breakfast? Whats on the menu? (On the AutoTrain all we got was juice, milk , cold cereal, bagels, muffins and coffee)
3. What time is breakfast served? (at Central time we presume)
4. Does Pittsburgh Union Station has a first class lounge?
5. The Pittsburgh Parking authority has a large overnight parking facility, just down the street. The parking fees are reasonbale but is it safe?
6. Any good places to eat in Pittsburg. We dine on all cuisines.