ALC Rail Writer
Engineer
*Shrug*I called Amtrak last night to, once again, go over my tickets and reservations and make sure that everything was still on the same page.No, "deluxe" bedrooms (simply "bedrooms" on Amtrak.com) are on the upper level. Five on the regular sleepers, 10 on a "deluxe" sleeper (only on the Auto Train, and none in a transdorm car.
On the lower level there are 4 roomettes, one family bedroom (taking the entire width of the car) and one handicapped accessible bedroom (taking the entire width of the car).
There is no smoking on any of Amtrak's trains except the Auto Train "smoker's penalty box". If you are referring to the "powder/changing room" then, no. You don't find that in sleepers because you can change in your room or in the shared shower. I'll post the car layouts in a second.
While he was telling me how the reservations read on his screen, he confirmed that we were in "deluxe" bedroom B on train 49, then in "deluxe" bedroom D on train 7, then in "deluxe" bedroom E on train 11, and so on...
I didn't challenge him on his use of the word "deluxe", but I sure was surprised to hear an Amtrak agent using the term. :huh:
I've heard TAS's use the term, I suppose it has to deal with how long you've been with the company and what language you were trained with. No doubt if Amtrak changes the name again then the new hires of today will still call them roomettes and such for decades to come.